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minority

美 [maɪˈnɔːrəti]英 [maɪˈnɒrəti]
  • n.少数(人);少数民族(成员),少数群体;未成年,未到法定年龄,未成年身份;少数派,少数党
  • adj.少数民族的;少数人的,构成少数的;少数党的,少数派的

复数: minorities

minor adj.较小的 + -ity …状态,性质

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minorityminority

noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

少数;少数派;少数人
the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group

Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days.

目前,只有极少数同学对政治感兴趣。

minority shareholders in the bank

银行的少数股东

2

少数派;少数民族;少数群体
a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc.

the rights of ethnic/racial minorities

少数民族 / 族裔的权利

minority languages

少数民族语言

a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country

在国家东部一个人口众多的讲德语的少数民族

The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups) .

这所学校里95%的学生来自少数族裔。

minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live)

有色种族聚居区

3

未成年
the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult

习语

to form much less than half of a large group

to be the only person to have a particular opinion or to vote a particular way

minority

频次

  • 1
    N-SING 少数; 少数派
    If you talk about a minority of people or things in a larger group, you are referring to a number of them that forms less than half of the larger group, usually much less than half.

    Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers...

    当地政府提供的保育服务只有少数上班族母亲才能够享受到。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 少数民族;少数群体
    A minority is a group of people of the same race, culture, or religion who live in a place where most of the people around them are of a different race, culture, or religion.

    ...the region's ethnic minorities...

    这个地区的少数民族

noun

1
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
when the vote was taken they were in the minority
he held a minority position
2
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
3
any age prior to the legal age
Synonym: nonage

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  1. The government seems not to be troubled by its inconsistent policies on minority rights

    政府好像并不觉得其在少数民族权利问题上政策的前后不一有什么不妥。

  2. There is a crying need for more magistrates from the ethnic minority communities .

    亟须更多来自少数民族群体的治安官。

  3. The school is 95 per cent minority .

    这所学校里95%的学生来自少数族裔。

  4. Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views .

    只有极少数人持这样极端的观点。

  5. The police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities .

    警察机关正试图从少数民族中征募更多的新警员。

  6. The regime is accused of oppressing religious minorities .

    人们指控这个政权压迫少数宗教信徒。

  7. Within French-speaking Quebec , anglophone , allophone and Aboriginal minorities also exist .

    在讲法语的魁北克省境内也有少数说英语、母语非法语或英语的加拿大人以及土著。

  8. These children are only a small minority .

    这些孩子只是很少的一部分。

  9. Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems

    试图在某些少数民族地区限制生育可能会引起问题。

  10. Only a minority of the people supported the Revolution .

    只有少数人支持这场革命。

  11. Minority cultures within the United States often raised issues of cross-cultural conflict .

    美国的少数民族文化经常引发跨文化冲突问题。

  12. A final settlement must respect minority rights .

    最终的解决方案必须尊重少数群体的权利。

  13. We cannot make this minority a convenient excuse to turn our backs

    我们不能拿少数这几个人作为一种方便的借口而对此置之不理。

  14. We are a minority and must win people round to the justice of our cause .

    我们属于少数群体,必须赢得人们对我们的正义事业的支持。

  15. Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers

    当地政府提供的保育服务只有少数上班族母亲才能够享受到。

  16. The test of any civilised society is how it treats its minorities .

    检验一个社会是否文明的办法就是看它怎样对待其少数群体。

  17. They have no means , short of civil war , to enforce their will upon the minorities .

    他们只有通过内战才能将意志强加给少数派。

  18. It was a salutary experience to be in the minority

    敌众我寡时倒是可以磨炼人。

  19. The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities

    我们社会的团结遭到了一小撮滋扰生事、不安分守己的群体的威胁。

  20. Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others .

    在精神病患者中,只有一小部分有可能会伤害自己或他人。

  21. Although the Yakutians are a minority , they have firm control of the territory

    尽管雅库特人是少数民族,但他们却牢牢地掌控着这块版图。

  22. The ethnic minorities will be effectively stateless .

    少数民族人士实际上将沦为无国籍的人。

  23. Ethnic minorities are continually scapegoated for the lack of jobs .

    工作机会少常常会怪到少数民族头上。

  24. The system of proportional representation has led to the minority parties continually holding the balance of power in the parliament .

    比例代表制使得少数党在议会中频频拥有举足轻重的地位。

  25. Is his promotion evidence of the minorities ' advance , or mere tokenism ?

    他的晋升是证明了少数族裔的进步,还是仅仅为了装点门面?

  26. The rise of racism concerns Sikhs because they are such a visible minority .

    种族主义的抬头让锡克教徒很担忧,因为他们是力量非常薄弱的少数群体。

  27. Leaving aside the tiny minority who are clinically depressed , most people who have bad moods also have very good moods

    撇开极少数临床抑郁症患者不谈,大多数情绪低落的人也有心情非常愉快的时候。

  28. Only a minority of the people voted .

    只有少数人投票了。

  29. The minority nationalities account for six per cent of the population .

    少数民族占人口的百分之六。

  30. Members of 21 minorities live in this area .

    这个地区居住有21个少数民族的成员。

后缀
e-…状态,性质

activity n. 热闹状况

activ(e) 活跃的 + -ity …状态,性质

charity n. 慈善机构(或组织)

char- 珍爱;可爱的 + -ity …状态,性质

electricity n.

electric 电的 + -ity …状态,性质

nationality n. 国籍

nation n.民族 + -al ...的 + -ity …状态,性质

quality n. 质量

qual 资格 + -ity …状态,性质

authority n. 权威

author n.作者 + -ity …状态,性质

disability n. 残疾

disabl(e) 使失去能力 + -ity …状态,性质

gravity n. 重力

grav 重,加重 + -ity …状态,性质

identity n. 身份

ident- 相同 + -ity …状态,性质

majority n. 大部分,大多数,过半数,大半

major adj.主要的 + -ity …状态,性质

possibility n. 可能

possible adj.办得到的 + -ity …状态,性质

quantity n.

quant- 量,数量 + -ity …状态,性质

reality n. 现实,实际,事实

real adj.真实的 + -ity …状态,性质

ability n. 能力

abili 能力 + -ity …状态,性质

density n. 密集

dens n.牙齿 + -ity …状态,性质

facility n. 设施

facil(e) 容易的 + -ity …状态,性质

intensity n. 强烈

intens(e) 高度的,极度的 + -ity …状态,性质

necessity n. 必然性

ne- 不,非 + cess- 走开;撤退 + -ity …状态,性质

probability n. 可能性

probab(le) 很可能的 + -ity …状态,性质

prosperity n. 兴旺

pro- 向前,在前 + sper 散,撒 + -ity …状态,性质

radioactivity n. 放射性

radio- 光线,射线 + activ(e) 活跃的 + -ity …状态,性质

relativity n. 相对论

relativ(e) 有关系的 + -ity …状态,性质

reliability n. 可靠性

reliabl(e) 可靠的 + -ity …状态,性质

security n. 安全

secur(e) 安心的 + -ity …状态,性质

simplicity n. 简单(性)

simpl(e) 简单的 + -ic- + -ity …状态,性质

speciality n. 特产

special adj.特别的 + -ity …状态,性质

stability n. 稳定性

stable adj.稳定的 + -ity …状态,性质

utility n. 公用事业

util- 用 + -ity …状态,性质

velocity n. (沿某一方向的)速度

veloc 速度 + -ity …状态,性质

solidarity n. 团结

solidar(y) 团结一致的 + -ity …状态,性质

dignity n. 庄重

dign 有价值的 + -ity …状态,性质

liability n. 责任

liabl(e) 有义务的 + -ity …状态,性质

clarity n. 清晰

clar- 清楚 + -ity …状态,性质

superiority n. 优越(性)

superior adj.较高的 + -ity …状态,性质

productivity n. 生产率

productiv(e) 多产的 + -ity …状态,性质

celebrity n. 名人

celebr 荣誉 + -ity …状态,性质

publicity n. 宣传

public adj.公众的 + -ity …状态,性质

vicinity n. 周围地区

vi(ll)- 邻居,附近 + -cin- + -ity …状态,性质

integrity n. 诚实正直

integr- 完整 + -ity …状态,性质

hospitality n. 好客

hospit- 客人 + -al 人/物 + -ity …状态,性质

priority n. 优先事项,当务之急,首要事情,重点

prior 优先的 + -ity …状态,性质

morality n. 道德

moral(e) 精神面貌 + -ity …状态,性质

commodity n. 商品

commod 方便 + -ity …状态,性质

humanity n. 人性

human adj.人的 + -ity …状态,性质

personality n. 性格

personal adj.个人的 + -ity …状态,性质

penalty n. 处罚

penal adj.刑罚的 + -ity …状态,性质

entity n. 实体

ent- 存在 + -ity …状态,性质

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

minority与以下词性连用

n.

minority leader

少数党领袖

minority party

少数党

minority applicants

少数民族申请人

minority community

少数民族族群

minority group

少数民族群体

minority population

少数民族人口

minority students

少数民族学生

minority voters

少数民族选民

minority women

少数民族妇女

n.

be in a/the minority

占少数;成为少数派
to form much less than half of a large group

be in a minority of one

是唯一持不同意见者;是唯一投此票者
to be the only person to have a particular opinion or to vote a particular way

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