释义 |
minority/maiˈnɒriti, mi-/n. (pl. -ies) 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 of) a smaller number or part, esp. within a political party or structure (尤指党派或机构中的)少数党;少数派 2 the number of votes cast for this 少数(得票数) a minority of two 得到两票的少数派 3 the state of having less than half the votes or of being supported by less than half of the body of opinion 较少票数;较少人数 in the minority 占少数 4 a relatively small group of people differing from others in the society of which they are a part in race, religion, language, political persuasion, etc. 少数民族 5 (作 attrib.) relating to or done by the minority 少数(的);少数人(的);少数人所为(的) minority interests 少数人的利益 6a the state of being under full legal age 未成年 b the period of this 未成年期 [French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas from Latin minor: see MINOR] |