minority

Word family nounminoritaireminorityadjectiveMinoriteminor

Related topics: Race relations, Children

mi·nor·i·ty /maɪˈnɒrəti $ məˈnɔː-, məˈnɑː-/ S3 W2 AWL noun (plural minorities)

1 [singular]FEW/NOT MANY a small group of people or things within a much larger group 少数派，少数 OPP majority

Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a minority.

爱尔兰仍有极少数人在说盖尔语。

minority of

Only a minority of people supported these new laws.

只有少数人支持这些新法令。

small/tiny/substantial/significant minority

Gay men are a small but significant minority.

同性恋男子只占少数但却不容忽视。

minority report (=a report by a minority of a group who do not agree with the others) 少数派报告

n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?

In this meaning, minority is usually followed by a singular verb:

A small minority refuses to cooperate.

In British English, you can also use a plural verb:

A small minority refuse to cooperate.

2 [countableC usually plural]

a) SSRa group of people of a different race, religion etc from most other people in that country 少数民族；少数派；少数群体

People from ethnic minorities often face prejudice.

少数民族时常要面对偏见。

the very large Russian minorities in Ukraine and Moldova

在乌克兰和摩尔多瓦的大量俄罗斯少数民族居民

children from minority groups

少数族裔的儿童

the teaching of minority languages in schools

学校里少数民族语言的教学

minority leader/businessman/student etc American EnglishAmE

a school with a high proportion of minority students

少数民族学生占很高比例的学校

b) American EnglishAmESSR someone who belongs to a group like this 少数民族成员；少数派成员

Businesses are under pressure to hire minorities and women.

企业迫于压力要雇用少数民族和女性。

3 be in the/a minority LESSto form less than half of a group 占少数

Boys are very much in the minority at the dance class.

舞蹈班上男生很少。

Examples from the Corpus

be in the/a minority• The critics are in the minority.• But as they processed into the Quire of the royal chapel in June 1988 the ancient families were in a minority.• I was in the minority in finding him a bit tedious.• It is plain, then, why men are in the minority.• As with the children as a whole, the teachers at each end of the spectrum are in the minority.• Steamships were in a minority until about 1890 and in any case tended to take the shorter voyages.• Quentin's supporters were clearly in a minority as the City Council heard arguments for his dismissal.• Prepare to be in the minority.• Minority returns-to areas where they will be in a minority-are more problematic.• In the boardrooms of most big corporations, women are in the minority.

4. be in a minority of one ONLYto be the only person in a group who has a particular opinion 是孤家寡人，得不到任何人的支持

5. [uncountableU] lawSSC the period of time when someone is below the age at which they become legally responsible for their actions 未成年期

n COLLOCATIONS

adjectives

a small minority

She is one of a small minority of women working in engineering.

a tiny minority

Only a tiny minority of the population actually commit crimes.

a large minority

A large minority of women feel happier when their husbands leave them.

a substantial/sizeable minority (=a large minority)

A sizeable minority of people sleep less than five hours a night without problems.

a significant minority (=a large and fairly important minority)

A significant minority of older people have difficulty in caring for themselves.

verbs

be in a minority

Male students are in a minority in this class.

represent a minority

Old people still only represent a minority of the population.

form a minority (also constitute a minority formal)

This type of cell forms a minority of the cells in the nervous system.

affect a minority

The side effects only affect a minority of people who take the drug.

minority + NOUN

a minority group

It’s ridiculous to refer to women as a minority group.

a minority interest

Jazz is a minority interest, but it is still an important part of musical studies.

a minority opinion/view

This is a minority view among scientists.

a minority stake (=a number of shares in a company, equalling less than half the total number)

IBM has bought a minority stake in the computer company.

a minority shareholder (=someone who owns less than half the shares in a company)

A minority shareholder with 10% of voting rights refused to accept the plan.

Examples from the Corpus

minority• minority-owned businesses• The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority.• Assumptions are made that a minority person should be able to speak for all minority peo-ple.• The law prevents job discrimination against minorities and women.• This was a predominantly Protestant force which soon came to be regarded as repressive and bigoted by the Catholic minority.• Pupils from ethnic minorities account for only 4 percent of the school roll.• Both republics have sizable Serbian minorities.• Unfortunately, a small minority disagreed.• Sims said President Clinton remained committed to minority business, especially the 8a program.• Unless the growing spirit of the movement could be harnessed coherently, mob rule would replace Unionist minority rule.

minority report• There was both a majority and a minority report, and the latter provided a well argued critique of the system.• That approach was endorsed in a minority report but defeated by the General Assembly, 323 to 226.• A minority report signed by several distinguished social scientists argued that there was.• An influential minority report by Derek Senior advocated a map involving solely two-tier regional authorities, 35 in number.• The conference adopted the minority report and family allowances were not discussed formally at an annual conference again until 1941.• The minority report recommended that the social services should be developed first and accorded less priority to family allowances.

minority leader/businessman/student etc• Maybe a minority student has not had the same opportunities.• Among minority students the figures were, predictably, much lower.• S.-born and minority students to consider careers in science and technology.• A drive to attract more ethnic minority students to Longlands College, Middlesbrough, is showing good results.• He saw it in the low number of minority students enrolled in honors classes.• It also defies basic standards of fairness by discriminating against large numbers of minority students.• Integration must be preserved-something many districts do by setting a bottom line for the percentage of minority students in each school.• Too often minority students themselves are blamed for their failure.

From Longman Business Dictionary

minoritymi·nor·i·ty /maɪˈnɒrətiməˈnɔːr-, -ˈnɑːr-/ noun [singular]

less than half of the people or things in a particular group

minority of

He insists that only a minority of workers at the factory want the union.

单词	minority
释义	minority Word family nounminoritaireminorityadjectiveMinoriteminor Related topics: Race relations, Children mi·nor·i·ty /maɪˈnɒrəti $ məˈnɔː-, məˈnɑː-/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun (plural minorities) 1 [singular]FEW/NOT MANY a small group of people or things within a much larger group 少数派，少数 OPP majority Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a minority. 爱尔兰仍有极少数人在说盖尔语。 minority of Only a minority of people supported these new laws. 只有少数人支持这些新法令。 small/tiny/substantial/significant minority Gay men are a small but significant minority. 同性恋男子只占少数但却不容忽视。 minority report (=a report by a minority of a group who do not agree with the others) 少数派报告 n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb? In this meaning, minority is usually followed by a singular verb: A small minority refuses to cooperate. In British English, you can also use a plural verb: A small minority refuse to cooperate. 2 [countableC usually plural] a) SSRa group of people of a different race, religion etc from most other people in that country 少数民族；少数派；少数群体 People from ethnic minorities often face prejudice. 少数民族时常要面对偏见。 the very large Russian minorities in Ukraine and Moldova 在乌克兰和摩尔多瓦的大量俄罗斯少数民族居民 children from minority groups 少数族裔的儿童 the teaching of minority languages in schools 学校里少数民族语言的教学 minority leader/businessman/student etc American EnglishAmE a school with a high proportion of minority students 少数民族学生占很高比例的学校 b) American EnglishAmESSR someone who belongs to a group like this 少数民族成员；少数派成员 Businesses are under pressure to hire minorities and women. 企业迫于压力要雇用少数民族和女性。 3 be in the/a minority LESSto form less than half of a group 占少数 Boys are very much in the minority at the dance class. 舞蹈班上男生很少。 Examples from the Corpus be in the/a minority• The critics are in the minority.• But as they processed into the Quire of the royal chapel in June 1988 the ancient families were in a minority.• I was in the minority in finding him a bit tedious.• It is plain, then, why men are in the minority.• As with the children as a whole, the teachers at each end of the spectrum are in the minority.• Steamships were in a minority until about 1890 and in any case tended to take the shorter voyages.• Quentin's supporters were clearly in a minority as the City Council heard arguments for his dismissal.• Prepare to be in the minority.• Minority returns-to areas where they will be in a minority-are more problematic.• In the boardrooms of most big corporations, women are in the minority. 4. be in a minority of one ONLYto be the only person in a group who has a particular opinion 是孤家寡人，得不到任何人的支持 5. [uncountableU] lawSSC the period of time when someone is below the age at which they become legally responsible for their actions 未成年期 n COLLOCATIONS adjectives a small minority She is one of a small minority of women working in engineering. a tiny minority Only a tiny minority of the population actually commit crimes. a large minority A large minority of women feel happier when their husbands leave them. a substantial/sizeable minority (=a large minority) A sizeable minority of people sleep less than five hours a night without problems. a significant minority (=a large and fairly important minority) A significant minority of older people have difficulty in caring for themselves. verbs be in a minority Male students are in a minority in this class. represent a minority Old people still only represent a minority of the population. form a minority (also constitute a minority formal) This type of cell forms a minority of the cells in the nervous system. affect a minority The side effects only affect a minority of people who take the drug. minority + NOUN a minority group It’s ridiculous to refer to women as a minority group. a minority interest Jazz is a minority interest, but it is still an important part of musical studies. a minority opinion/view This is a minority view among scientists. a minority stake (=a number of shares in a company, equalling less than half the total number) IBM has bought a minority stake in the computer company. a minority shareholder (=someone who owns less than half the shares in a company) A minority shareholder with 10% of voting rights refused to accept the plan. Examples from the Corpus minority• minority-owned businesses• The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority.• Assumptions are made that a minority person should be able to speak for all minority peo-ple.• The law prevents job discrimination against minorities and women.• This was a predominantly Protestant force which soon came to be regarded as repressive and bigoted by the Catholic minority.• Pupils from ethnic minorities account for only 4 percent of the school roll.• Both republics have sizable Serbian minorities.• Unfortunately, a small minority disagreed.• Sims said President Clinton remained committed to minority business, especially the 8a program.• Unless the growing spirit of the movement could be harnessed coherently, mob rule would replace Unionist minority rule. minority report• There was both a majority and a minority report, and the latter provided a well argued critique of the system.• That approach was endorsed in a minority report but defeated by the General Assembly, 323 to 226.• A minority report signed by several distinguished social scientists argued that there was.• An influential minority report by Derek Senior advocated a map involving solely two-tier regional authorities, 35 in number.• The conference adopted the minority report and family allowances were not discussed formally at an annual conference again until 1941.• The minority report recommended that the social services should be developed first and accorded less priority to family allowances. minority leader/businessman/student etc• Maybe a minority student has not had the same opportunities.• Among minority students the figures were, predictably, much lower.• S.-born and minority students to consider careers in science and technology.• A drive to attract more ethnic minority students to Longlands College, Middlesbrough, is showing good results.• He saw it in the low number of minority students enrolled in honors classes.• It also defies basic standards of fairness by discriminating against large numbers of minority students.• Integration must be preserved-something many districts do by setting a bottom line for the percentage of minority students in each school.• Too often minority students themselves are blamed for their failure. From Longman Business Dictionary minoritymi·nor·i·ty /maɪˈnɒrətiməˈnɔːr-, -ˈnɑːr-/ noun [singular] less than half of the people or things in a particular group minority of He insists that only a minority of workers at the factory want the union.
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