minority
英 [maɪ'nɒrɪtɪ; mɪ-]
美[maɪ'nɔrəti]
- n. 少数民族；少数派；未成年
- adj. 少数的；属于少数派的
词态变化
复数: minorities;
中文词源
minority 少数派，少数民族
来自minor,较小的，较少的，-ity,名词后缀。引申词义少数派，少数民族。
minority 少数派，少数民族来自minor,较小的，较少的，-ity,名词后缀。引申词义少数派，少数民族。
英英释意
- 1. a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
- 2. 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"
- 3. any age prior to the legal age
英文词源
- minority (n.)
- 1530s, "condition of being smaller," from Middle French minorité (15c.), or directly from Medieval Latin minoritatem (nominative minoritas), from Latin minor (see minor (adj.)). Meaning "state of being under legal age" is from 1540s; that of "smaller number or part" is from 1736. The meaning "group of people separated from the rest of a community by race, religion, language, etc." is from 1919, originally in an Eastern European context.
考试真题
- Some day you may be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people from other countries or members of minority group in North America.
出自-2011年12月听力原文
- In some cultures, both overseas and in some minority groups in North America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look directly at the speaker
出自-2011年12月听力原文
- Most urban Africans work for a small minority of the rich, who tend to be involved in either cronyish businesses or politics.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- Open data sharers are still in the minority in many fields.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- ( ' , Harvard, for example, boasts a six-year graduation rate for underrepresented minority groups of 98 percent)Christian Vazquez, a first-generation Yale graduate, is another exception, his success story setting him far apart from students such as Nijay.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Harvard, for example, boasts a six-year graduation rate for underrepresented minority groups of 98 percent.
2015年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- In his book The Tipping Point,Malcolm Aladuell argues that social epidemics are driven in large part by the acting of a tiny minority of special individuals,often called influentials,who are unusually informed,persuasive,or well-connected.
出自-2010年考研阅读原文
- In his book The tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell argues that "social epidemics" are driven in large part by the actions of a tiny minority of special individuals, often called influentials, who are unusually informed, persuasive, or well-connected.
2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
词组搭配
be (或 find oneself) in a minority of one
(often humorous)be the sole person to be in favour of or against something
(常幽默)是孤家寡人；得不到任何支持
in the minority
belonging to or constituting the smaller group or number
属少数派；占少数的
实用场景例句
- 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。
牛津词典
- minority shareholders in the bank
- 银行的少数股东
牛津词典
- the rights of ethnic/racial minorities
- 少数民族 / 族裔的权利
牛津词典
- minority languages
- 少数民族语言
牛津词典
- 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
牛津词典
- (North Amercian English)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。
牛津词典
- (North Amercian English)minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live)
- 有色种族聚居区
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- These children are only a small minority.
- 这些孩子只是很少的一部分。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the region's ethnic minorities...
- 这个地区的少数民族
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Students have called for greater numbers of women and minorities on the faculty...
- 学生要求聘请更多女教师和少数民族族裔的老师。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The soldiers campaigned in the deserts of Iraq.
- 士兵们在伊拉克的沙漠作战.
期刊摘选
- She enjoys watching dance , be it ballet , national minority dancing or any other sort of dancing.
- 芭蕾舞也好,民族舞也好, 随便什么舞她都喜欢看.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A lot of national parks lie in the areas inhabited by minority nationality people.
- 许多国家公园都位于少数民族聚居的地方.
《简明英汉词典》
- The minority nationalities account for six per cent of the population.
- 少数民族占人口的百分之六.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Boys are very much in the minority at the dancing class.
- 舞蹈班里男生占极少数.
《简明英汉词典》
- He is in his minority.
- 他尚未成年.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Such persons are certainly in the minority.
- 这种人当然占少数.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Those who protested against the president's decision were actually barking at the moon , since they were in a powerless minority.
- 由于他们属于软弱无力的少数,他们反对总统的决定实际上枉费唇舌.
《简明英汉词典》
- A minority of children are sexually active before they are in their teens.
- 少数孩子十几岁前已有性行为.
《简明英汉词典》
- The minority is subordinate to the majority.
- 少数服从多数.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The nation wants peace; only a minority want the war to continue.
- 国家要和平, 只有少数人要战争继续下去.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They are in a decided minority.
- 他们明显于少数.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The minority should submit to the majority.
- 少数应服从多数.
《简明英汉词典》
- Only a minority of British households do not have a car.
- 英国只有少数家庭没有汽车.
《简明英汉词典》
- Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views.
- 只有极少数人持这样极端的观点。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.
- 少数官员准备篡改规则。
柯林斯例句