minority
n. 少数, 未成年, 少数民族 a. 少数的, 属于少数派的
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教材释义与例句
少数民族；少数派；未成年
a small group of people or things within a much larger group
少数的；属于少数派的
释义与例句
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The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.
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The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
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Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
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可数 不可数Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
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A member of an ethnic minority.
美国 可数 不可数The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
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A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.
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A Muslim.
印度 可数 委婉 不可数
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Of or relating to a minority.
定语They hold a minority interest in the company.
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Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.
定语 政治minority government
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From Late Middle English minoritie, from Middle French minorité, and its source Late Latin minōritās, from Latin minor. Morphologically minor + -ity.
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