majority
柯林斯詞典
1. N-SING-COLL The majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them. 多數(shù)
The majority of my patients come to me from out of town. 我的多數(shù)病人來自市區(qū)外。
2. PHRASE If a group is in a majority or in the majority, they form more than half of a larger group. 佔多數(shù)
Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority. 調查顯示該條約的支持者仍佔多數(shù)。
3. N-COUNT A majority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in a legislature or parliament that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets. 多得的票數(shù); 多獲得的蓆位
Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine. 國會議員們以99票的多數(shù)批準了該提案。
4. ADJ Majority is used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved. 多數(shù)人支持的[ADJ n]
...her continuing disagreement with the majority view. …她與多數(shù)人觀點的持續(xù)不一致。
5. N-UNCOUNT Majority is the state of legally being an adult. In most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen. 成年
...a citizen of Russia who has reached the age of majority. …一個已成年的俄羅斯公民。
返回 majority
majority /m??d??r?t?/ (majorities)
劍橋詞典
- The majority of young professionals in the capital have moved there from provincial towns .
- In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of servitude and poverty .
- The majority of people in the town strongly support the plans to build a by-pass.
- A couple of people objected to the proposal , but the vast majority approved of it.
- A large majority of the population is demanding the restoration of the former government .
majority noun (NUMBER)
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ]the larger number or part of something
大多數(shù),大部分
The majority of the employees have university degrees . 大部分雇員都有大學文憑。
A large majority of people approve of the death sentence . 大多數(shù)人贊成死刑。
In Britain women are in the/a majority. 在英國,女性佔多數(shù)。
比較
minority (SMALL PART)
[ 可數(shù)名詞:有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
in an election , the difference in the number of votes between the winning person or group and the one that comes second
多數(shù)票(選擧中勝者與第二名之間的選票差額)
The Democratic candidate won by a narrow /large majority. 社會黨人以微弱/絕對多數(shù)票勝出。
例句
majority noun (AGE)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] law specializedthe age when you legally become an adult
成年;成年的法定年齡
the age of majority 法定成年年齡
She will inherit her father's estate when she reaches her majority. 她到法定年齡時將繼承父親的遺産。 返回 majority