majority
US
UK majority n: (group of people)
SC 多数派 duō shù pài
TC 多數派
TC 多數派
SC 多数党 duō shù pài ，duō shù dǎng
SC 多数 duō shù pài ，duō shù
TC 多數
TC 多數
The majority of people don't really care about the rest of the world.
多数人不怎么关心世界上其他地方的情况。
majority n: (over 50%)
SC 多数 duō shù
TC 多數
TC 多數
SC 大部分 duō shù ，dà bù fèn
TC 大部分 / 大部份
TC 大部分 / 大部份
SC 大部分 duō shù ，dà bù fèn
TC 大部分 / 大部份
TC 大部分 / 大部份
The referendum was to be decided by a simple majority.
公投通过单纯表决法来决定。
the majority n: (largest group)
SC 多数票
TC 多數票
TC 多數票
SC 多数席位
The Labour party won the majority in the last election.
majority n: uncountable (legal adulthood)
SC 法定年龄 fǎ dìng nián líng
TC 法定年齡
TC 法定年齡
The teenage criminals were sentenced lightly because they hadn't reached majority yet.
majority n: figurative (the dead)
SC 过世的人
TC 過世的人
TC 過世的人
SC 去世的人
Ted's grandmother went to join the majority last night.
majority n: (rank) (军衔)
SC 少校 shào xiào
The officer was promoted to majority for his exemplary service.
absolute majority n: (votes totalling more than half)
SC 绝对多数 jué duì duō shù
TC 絕對多數
TC 絕對多數
The party won the election by an absolute majority.
by a majority adv: (by most people, by more than half)
SC 多数地 duō shù de
TC 多數地
TC 多數地
They were able to pass their laws by a majority vote of 51 to 49.
in the majority adj: (the largest group)
SC 大多数的 dà duō shù de
TC 大多數的
TC 大多數的
SC 大部分的 dà duō shù de，dà bù fèn de
Single women are in the majority at the company I work for.
in the majority of prep: (in most)
SC 大多数地 dà duō shù de
TC 大多數地
TC 大多數地
SC 大体地 dà duō shù de，dà tǐ de
TC 大體地
TC 大體地
In the majority of shops, credit cards are an acceptable method of payment.
silent majority n: US (supporters of conservative values)
SC 沉默的大多数 chén mò de dà duō shù
The silent majority has no agenda, no power base, and no direction.
simple majority n: (more than 50% of votes)
SC 简单多数 jiǎn dān duō shù
TC 簡單多數
TC 簡單多數
A simple majority is all that is needed to pass the legislation.
tyranny of the majority n: (democracy's threat to individual rights)
SC 多数暴政 duō shǔ bào zhèng
TC 多數暴政
TC 多數暴政
SC 多数人的暴政 duō shǔ bào zhèng，duō shù rén de bào zhèng
SC 多数派的专制 duō shǔ bào zhèng，duō shù pài de zhuān zhì
The United States Bill of Rights was written to protect citizens from a tyranny of the majority.
vast majority n: (clear majority)
SC 绝大多数 jué dà duō shù
TC 絕大多數
TC 絕大多數