/maɪˈnɒrəti; US -ˈnɔ:r- ||; maɪˈnɔrətɪ/noun
[C] (pluralminorities)
1 [usu.sing] [with.sop] the smaller number or part of a group; less than half (一群中的)较少数部份,较小部份;少于半数:
Only a minority of teenagers become/becomes involved in crime.青少年当中,只有一小部份参与犯罪。 [OPP] majority 反义词为majority
2 a small group of people who are of a different race or religion to most of the people in the community or country where they live 少数民族;少数信仰不同的人士:
Schools in Britain need to do more to help children of ethnic/racial minorities.英国的学校需要更多地帮助少数民族儿童。
be in a/the minority to be the smaller of two groups 为(两个团体之中的)较小团体;占少数:
Men are in the minority in the teaching profession.男性在教师职业占少数。☞ Look at in a/the majority. 参看in a/the majority。
minority/məˋnɔrətI; maIˈnɒrəti or maIˈnɒrIti/n plural minorities 1 [singular 单数] a small part of a larger group of people or things [→ majority] 少数: +of Only a minority of students get a first-class degree. 只有少数学生获得一级荣誉学位。2 [C usually plural 一般用复数] plural minorities a group of people of a different race or religion than most people in a country 少数民族﹔少数群体: children from ethnic minorities 来自少数民族的儿童language classes for minority groups 为少数族群开办的语言课the teaching of minority languages in schools 学校里少数民族语言的教授3 be in the/a minority to form less than half of a larger group 占少数: Boys are very much in the minority in the dance class. 舞蹈班里男孩子占极少数。