mi·nor·i·ty
noun OPAL W
/maɪˈnɒrəti/
/maɪˈnɔːrəti/
(plural minorities)
Idioms - [singular + singular or plural verb] the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group
少数；少数派；少数人 - Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days.
目前，只有极少数学生对政治感兴趣。 - Only a tiny minority of products is/are affected.
只有极少数产品受到影响。 - For a minority, the decision was a disappointment.
对于少数人来说，这个决定令人失望。 - That's very much a minority view.
这在很大程度上是少数人的观点。 - Minority interest groups have gained disproportionate influence.
少数派利益集团获得了巨大的影响力。 - among a/the minority You are definitely among the minority.
你绝对属于少数派。 - minority shareholders in the bank
银行的少数股东 - to have a minority stake in a company
拥有一家公司的少数股权
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2- a sizeable minority of the population
人口中为数可观的少数 - the view of a small but vocal minority
少数人的观点
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- significant
- sizeable
- …
- belong to
- discriminate against
- target
- …
- opinion
- view
- rights
- …
- among a/the minority
- from a/the minority
- in a/the minority
- …
- only a minority
- Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days.
- [countable] a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc.
少数派；少数民族；少数群体 - the rights of ethnic/racial minorities
少数民族／族裔的权利 - There is a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country.
该国东部有一个人口众多的讲德语的少数民族。 - persecuted/oppressed minorities
受迫害／受压迫的少数民族 - minority languages
少数民族语言 - (North American English) minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live)
有色种族聚居区 - minority groups/populations/leaders
少数群体；少数群体的人口；少数群体的领导人
Collocations RaceRaceRace and societysee also BAME, BME, ethnic minority, visible minority- practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- encourage/promote social integration
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate diversity
- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- live in a multicultural society
- attack/criticize multiculturalism
- perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
- introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
- support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- be biased/be prejudiced against people of colour/(especially British English) black people/(especially North American English) African Americans, etc.
- discriminate against minority groups/minorities
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- perpetuate/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
- overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2- people from ethnic minorities
少数民族人民 - Many religious minorities fear their beliefs will be ignored.
许多宗教少数群体担心他们的信仰会被忽视。 - We welcome minority applicants.
我们欢迎少数族裔申请者。 - Dental decay is most prevalent amongst poor and minority communities.
蛀牙在贫困和少数民族社区中最为普遍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- significant
- sizeable
- …
- belong to
- discriminate against
- target
- …
- opinion
- view
- rights
- …
- among a/the minority
- from a/the minority
- in a/the minority
- …
- only a minority
- the rights of ethnic/racial minorities
- [uncountable] (law) the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult
未成年 - When his minority ended he had to fight to reclaim his property.
当他的未成年期结束后，他不得不为夺回自己的财产而奋斗。
- When his minority ended he had to fight to reclaim his property.
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor ‘smaller’.
Idioms
be in a/the minority
- to form less than half of a large group
占少数；成为少数派 - Men are in the minority in this profession.
在这一行业中，男人占少数。 - We are in the minority on this issue.
在这个问题上，我们是少数派。
- Men are in the minority in this profession.
be in a minority of one
- (often humorous) to be the only person to have a particular opinion or to vote a particular way
是唯一持不同意见者；是唯一投此票者