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majority

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近义词citizenry public the

反义词

n. 多数；成年

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词态变化

复数: majorities;

中文词源

majority 大多数

来自major,主要的，-ity,名词后缀。引申词义大多数等。

英英释意

1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part;: "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"

2. (elections) more than half of the votes

3. the age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs

英文词源

majority (n.): 1550s, "condition of being greater, superiority," from Middle French majorité (16c.), from Medieval Latin majoritatem (nominative majoritas) "majority," from Latin maior "greater" (see major (adj.)). Sense of "state of being of full age" is attested from 1560s; meaning "greater number or part" (of votes, etc.) first recorded 1690s. The majority "the dead" recorded from 1719.

考试真题

These extra features are deemed unnecessary by the majority of shoppers, which probably reflects how these types of products are typically more expensive than regular toilet paper, even when on special offer.

The majority of previous research has focused on how we learn and remember new information.

We are at a point where in much of the developed world the vast majority of young people grew up playing video games, and an increasingly high percentage of adults play these video games too, Werbach says.

They found that the majority of both kids and adults opted for a half-sized portion when combined with a prize.

The wide majority of the rest were illegal, unforced entries that resulted from something like a window being left open.

If you have a sign in your yard declaring what setup you use, that'd point them in the right direction, though at that point, we're talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and not the sort of forced-entry attack that makes up the majority of burglaries.

If we replaced half of our administrative staff with classroom teachers, we might actually get a majority of our classes back to 20 or fewer students per teacher.

At the end of the day, these kinds of systems are primarily designed to protect against the sort of opportunistic smash-and-grab attack that makes up the majority of burglaries.

The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the world's ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century.

It benefits the great majority of the general population.

The majority of them think it less important than computers.

The majority of them find it interesting

A majority of them are young couples.

"We are at a point where in much of the developed world the vast majority of young people grew up playing video games, and an increasingly high percentage of adults play these video games too," Werbach says.

According to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men.

Even though they see going to college as a fairly achievable goal, a majority—52 percent—think that young people do not need a four-year college education in order to be successful.

If you have a sign in your yard declaring what setup you use, that'd point them in the right direction, though at that point, we're talking about a highly targeted, semi-sophisticated attack, and not the sort of forced-entry attack that makes up the major

So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it.

The majority of the grains, about 80%, were from cereal crops like barley, and about 10% were bits of roots, including lily, which would have made the beer sweeter, the scientists say.

The overwhelming majority of employees attribute their stress mainly to low pay and an excessive workload.

Many of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, the majority of which are African or small island states, produce a very small quantity of emissions.

Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate free-riders: causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while incurring few of the costs such as climate change's impact on food and water.

8 hours at work daily, and the majority of working professionals spend additional hours checking in with work during evenings, weekends and even vacations.

It's not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subset of this population, Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation undergraduates tend toward options such as online programs, two-year colleges, and commuter state schools.

Some version of the Swedish system might work well for a majority of American parents,but the United States is unlikely to fully embrace the Swedish model.

And at the vast majority of places, it is simply not a big variable in the college's decision-making process.

In it the majority of students will have conformed to the standard model of the time: male, middle class and Western.

In a recent study of parents and grown-up children in 11 European countries, Karsten Hank of Mannheim University found that 85% of them lived within 25km of each other and the majority of them were in touch at least once a week.

M :well ,that guy won't be able to win the election unless he got the majority vote from women students ,and I am not sure about it ?

Other iced coffees contained more than 450 calories and the majority had an excess of 200.

"It's not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subset of this population," Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation undergraduates tend toward options such as online programs, two-year col

Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate "free-riders": causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while incurring few of the costs such as climate chan

In one study, researchers interview 955 people involved in traffic accidents, the majority of them reported having daydream just before the accident.

It was a huge milestone in the development of smartphones, which are now owned by a majority of American adults and are increasingly common across the globe.

Many of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, the majority of which are African or small island states, produce a very small quantity of emissions.

Today, the average American spends 8.8 hours at work daily, and the majority of working professionals spend additional hours checking in with work during evenings, weekends and even vacations.

Volunteers read two passages, one about a man who led a life of leisure and another about a man who was over-worked and over-scheduled; when asked to determine which of the two had a higher social status, the majority of the participants said the latter.

We believe that the number of people who fit that definition includes the majority of American workers, which prompted us to begin a study of workaholism in the U.S..

According to London underground, only 40 percent of travelers walk the full length of long escalators, leaving the majority at the bottom as they wait to get on to the "standing "side.

The majority of them take on online language test before starting their programme.

The majority thought it was a trend.

The tasters generally taste teas with milk, since that is how the majority of British people drink their tea.

They made more than one thousand dollars and the local family in need got the majority of it.

While we should provide "safe spaces" within colleges, we must also make it safe to express opinions and challenge majority views.

Second, the majority of people who use networked computers to upload are not even aware of the significance of what they are doing.

On the overturned provisions the majority held the congress had deliberately.

In Arizona v.United States,the majority overturned three of the four contested provisions of Arizona's controversial plan to have state and local police enforce federal immigration law.

I think that, for the majority of scientific papers nowadays, statistical review is more essential than expert review,” he says.

Although women first served on state juries in Utah in 1898,It was not until the 1940s that a majority of states made women eligible for jury duty.

Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were willing to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership.

But the epidemic is "moderate" in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organization's director general, with the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a full recovery, often in the absence of any medical treatment.

It insists that economic co-ordination should involve all 27 members of the EU club, among whom there is a small majority for free-market liberalism and economic rigour; in the inner core alone, Germany fears, a small majority favour French interference.

On the overturned provisions the majority held Congress had deliberately "occupied the field" and Arizona had thus intruded on the federal's privileged powers.

词组搭配

be in the majority

belong to or constitute the larger group or number

属多数；占多数

publishing houses where women are in the majority.
妇女占多数的出版社。

实用场景例句

The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.: 大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。

The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking .: 大多数人支持禁烟。

This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals.: 绝大部分医院都不提供这种治疗。

a majority decision (= one that is decided by what most people want): 根据大多数人的意见作出的决定

In the nursing profession, women are in a/the majority .: 女性在护理行业中占大多数。

She was elected by/with a majority of 749.: 她以749票的多数票当选。

They had a large majority over their nearest rivals.: 他们所得的票数远远超出名次仅次于他们的对手。

a clear (= large) majority: 明显多数票

The government does not have an overall majority (= more members than all the other parties added together) .: 政府没有获得绝对多数票。

The resolution was carried by a huge majority.: 这项决议以非常大的多数票赞成而获得通过。

The majority of my patients come to me from out of town...: 大多数来找我看病的患者都是外省人。

The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk...: 我们生产的绝大部分奶酪都是用巴氏消毒过的牛奶制成的。

Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine...: 议员以99张的多数票批准了这项动议。

According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority...: 从大多数民意调查的结果来看，他很有可能以绝对多数票胜出。

...her continuing disagreement with the majority view...: 她与大多数人的观点依旧不一致

A majority vote of 75% is required from shareholders for the plan to go ahead.: 这项计划若要实施，必须获得股东 75%的多数票。

The age of majority in Romania is eighteen...: 罗马尼亚的法定成年年龄为18周岁。

Once you reach your majority, you may do what you damned well please.: 等你成年后，就可以随心所欲了。

He was elected by a large majority [ by a majority of 3240 ].: 他以大多数票 [ 超过对方3240票 ] 当选.

What he has just said does not accord with the views of the majority.: 他刚才所说的同大多数人所持的观点不一致.

The motion was carried by a considerable majority.: 该项议案以多数赞同而获得通过.

The Government has a working majority.: 政府(在议会中)掌握足够的多数(支持票).

The bulk and weight of coal required in the majority of manufacturing industries is large in comparison with the bulk and weight of other raw matericals.: 在大多数制造工业中,所需要的煤的体积和重量,与其他原材料的体积和重量相比都显得很大.

He is elected by a majority of 40 votes against 10.: 他以40票对10票的大多数票当选.

His behavior is injurious to the interests of the vast majority of people.: 他的行为有损于大多数人民的利益.

The measure received a majority.: 这一议案以过半数票而通过.

The majority of Scots favour an autonomous Scotland involving devolution or complete independence.: 大多数苏格兰人都赞成一个中央权力下放自治苏格兰或完全独立.