minority
[mai'nɔ:riti]
n.少数, 少数民族, 未成年
例句与用法:
The question of which state the minority group should belong to was decided by (a) plebiscite.
该少数民族应归属哪一州的问题已由公民投票表决。
Since the two main parties each won the same number of seats, the minority party holds the balance of power.
由於两个主要政党都赢得了相同数量的席位,因此作为少数派的政党居於举足轻重的地位。
The nationality of the minority groups in that country is still at issue.
在那个国家的少数民族的国籍问题上仍有争论。
Only a minority of British households do not have a car.
英国只有少数家庭没有汽车。
There are 55 minorities in our country.
我国有55个少数民族。
A small minority voted against the motion.
投票反对该提议的人占少数。
词形变化:
名词复数: minorities |
n.
1. 少数[the S][G]
Only a minority of the class voted for the plan.
班里只有少数学生投票赞成这项计划。
2. 少数派; 少数群; 少数民族[C][G]
a law to protect religious minorities
保护宗教上少数派的法令
3. 未成年; 未成年身份[U]
He will inherit the money when he has passed his minority.
他达到法定年龄时即可继承这笔钱。
短语词组:
in a/the minority
1. 处于少数的
Artistic people are in a tiny minority in this country.
爱好艺术的人在这个国家只占少数。
minority
名词复数:minorities
词形变化:
名词复数: minorities |
同义词:
section | faction | smaller | nonage | interest group | subgroup | sector | component | element | handful | underground | alternative | marginal | contingent | sectional | side | pressure | lesser | juniority | girlhood | childhood | infancy | pupilage | adolescence | boyhood | juvenility | youth | ethnic group | part | less | than | half | ethnic | group |
反义词:
majority |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.少数, 少数票
smaller part
less than half
handful
n.少数派, 少数民族
faction
contingent
section
side
ethnic group
n.未成年, 未到法定年龄
nonage
juniority
pupilage
infancy
childhood
girlhood
boyhood
adolescence
juvenility
同义参见:
youth
反义:
n.少数; 未成年
majority
minority[mai'nɔrəti; mi-]n.1.■少数2.■少数派;少数党;少数票3.■少数民族;少数民族成员4.■未成年,未成年身份,未到法定年龄adj.1.■少数(人)的,构成少数的2.■少数党的;少数派的;少数民族的be in a minority of one得不到任何人的支持,是孤家寡人变形n.minorities
minorityminority[maiˈnɔriti, mi-]n.1.■少数; 少数党; 较少票数; 少数民族2.■【律】未成年, 未到法定年令the minority areas少数民族地区linguistic minority少数民族语言He is in his minority.他尚未成年。
词性变化minority[maiˈnɔriti, mi-]adj.1.■少数的; 构成少数的2.■居于少数派的 a minority vote 属于少数的投票a minority opinion少数派的意见minority government(在国会中占席位少的)少数党政府
(pl. -ies)
- the smaller number or part, especially a number which is less than half the whole number
少数
harsher measures for the minority of really serious offenders.
对少数违规十分严重者的更严厉措施。
[as modifier]a minority party.
少数党。
■the number of votes cast for or by the smaller party in a legislative assembly
(议会)少数党得(或投)的票
a blocking minority of 23 votes.
少数党阻碍(议案)的23票。
■a relatively small group of people, especially one commonly discriminated against in a community, society, or nation, differing from others in race, religion, language, or political persuasion
少数民族
representatives of ethnic minorities.
少数民族代表。
[as modifier]minority rights.
少数民族权利。 - [mass noun]the state or period of being under the age of full legal responsibility
未成年,未及法定年龄;未成年身份
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
- belonging to or constituting the smaller group or number
属少数派;占少数的
- late 15th cent. (denoting the state of being a minor): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor 'smaller' (see minor)
minority
名词 minority:
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
any age prior to the legal age
同义词:nonage
minority
■Petty criminals in the eighteenth century got the rough end of the stick when they were transported to Australia for what we would now regard as minor offences.
18世纪的轻罪犯们受到了不公正的待遇,那时他们因我们现在认为的小过错而被流放到澳大利亚。
■A person is not liable for debt contract during his minority.
一个人不能对他在未成年期合同债务承担责任。
■A minor candidate's fractional share of the vote.
一个次要的候选人的少得可怜的选票
■A minor road connects the highways.
一条小路同几条公路相连。
■The minor premise in a syllogism.
三段论中的小前提
■Don't waste energy fussing over a minor matter.
不要在微小的事情浪费精力。
■Don't always deviate to minor issues.
不要老是偏离到次要问题上去。
■A character weakness, especially a minor one.
不足性格上的弱点,尤指小弱点
■The two minority parties sign an electoral pact not to oppose each other in certain constituency.
两个多数党签订了一个在某些选区互不反对的选举公约。
■China has instituted a system of regional autonomy in minority areas.
中国在少数民族聚居地区实行民族区域自治。
■China is a major country as well as a minor one.
中国是个大国,又是个小国。
■Favoring ethnic minority areas in appropriating funds from the central budget.
中央资金重点向少数民族地区倾斜。
■Lijiang is inhabited by the Naxi minority people.
丽江是纳西族人民聚居的地方。
■Minor poets are legion; the majors are few and far between.
二三流的诗人不计其数; 大诗人则寥寥无几, 多少年才出一个。
■He was called Smith Minor to distinguish him from the other Smiths.
人们称他小史密斯,以便与其他叫史密斯的人相区别。
■It is surprised that he should swing for such a minor mistake.
他为这么点小错受罚太让人奇怪了。
■English is his major and history is his minor.
他主修英文,副修历史。
■They ask me to be on the minority panel.
他们叫我赞成少数。
■They fooled around too much with minor details.
他们在次要的细节上浪费了太多的时间。
■They made minor adjustments in flour prices.
他们对面粉的价格略作调整。
■They live in the minority district.
他们生活在少数民族地区。
■He's prone to minor ailments.
他动不动就生点小病。
■He was admitted to hospital with minor burns.
他因轻度烧伤而入院。
■He played only a minor part in the film.
他在这部片子里只扮演了一个次要人物。
■His inept handling of a minor problem turned it into a major crisis.
他处理不善使小事变大了。
■His girl friend is of the Benglong ethnic minority.
他女朋友是崩龙族人。
■He used his car for business purpose, and many of the minor repairs were done on the house.
他常用私车办公事,许多次小修费用都由公家报销。
■He acquired minority shareholding in the company .
他得到了公司的少数持有股份。
■He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments.
他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。
■He left most of his money to his sons; his daughter received only a minor share of his wealth.
他把大部分的钱都留给了他的几个儿子,他女儿只拿到其中的小部分。
■He left most of his money to his sons; his daughter only received a minor share of his wealth.
他把大部分钱留给了儿子;他女儿只得到他财产的一小部分。
■He is going in for a minor operation.
他要接受一个小手术。
■As we have more important matters to take up at the meeting, we'd better not dwell too long on minor issues.
会议要讨论许多更重要的事情,因此大家最好不要在那些次要问题上多费口舌。
■The function of the minority,however,is equally fundamental.
但少数派的作用也同样重要。
■You should be thankful to have escaped/that you have escaped with only minor injuries.
你仅受轻伤而脱险,应感到欣慰。
■You preferred to be a lunatic, a minority of one.
你宁可做个疯子,光棍少数派。
■It's only a minor scratch on your car-there's no need to go off the deep end.
你的汽车只擦坏了一点儿——没有必要发脾气。
■Can you play the key of C minor?
你能用C小调演奏吗?
■In fact,she kind of enjoyed being in the minority,she says.
其实,她说她还有点喜欢处于少数人的地位。
■A jail for the detention of military personnel guilty of minor offenses or awaiting court-martial.
军人禁闭室军队中拘禁犯有轻微过失的军人或等候军事宣判的军人的监牢
■Almost all the minor parties demurred to the new election rules.
几乎所有的少数党都反对新的选举规定。
■Garcia was treated for minor injuries and released.
加西亚为此受到轻伤但已康复。
■A minor error, such as a slip of the tongue, thought to reveal a subconscious motive.
动作倒错,失误动作一种如口误等被认为能揭示潜意识动机的小错误
■A person minority ends at the age of eighteen.
十八岁以前为未到法定年龄的阶段。
■Solidifying chiefly as a minor intrusion, especially as a dike or sill, before reaching the earth's surface. Used of rocks.
半深成的,浅成的在到达地球表面之前的主要作为小型岩石群固化的,尤其象岩脉或岩床的凝固用于指岩石
■On the face of it,the problem seems minor.
单从表面上判断,这个问题似乎较小
■A binary star in the constellation Canis Minor.
南河三小犬座的一颗双星
■Sonata for Bassoon and Piano G minor.
卡伯瑞拉:G小调大管奏鸣曲(钢琴伴奏版).
■The minority in the primitive forest used to live on a diet of wild animals.
原始森林里的少数民族过去用野兽作为主食。
■The minority leader of the Senate Supported the bill.
参议院少数党领袖支持此法案。
in a/the minority
1. 处于少数的
Artistic people are in a tiny minority in this country.
爱好艺术的人在这个国家只占少数。
习惯用语be in a minority of one1.■得不到任何人的支持be in the minority1.■占少数