| 单词 | minority |
| 释义 | minorityminority /məˈnɔrət̮i, maɪ-, -ˈnɑr-/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun (plural minorities) 1[countable usually plural] a)social studies a group of people of a different race or religion than most people in a country: Both republics have sizable Serbian minorities. minority students children from many different minority groupsethnic/racial minority The project leaders came from different religions and ethnic minorities. b)someone in one of these groups: The law prevents job discrimination against minorities and women. minority-owned businesses► see thesaurus at race12[singular] a small group of people or things within a much larger group: Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority.minority of A minority of teenagers drink excessively.a small/large/tiny/significant etc. minority A small minority of the students need extra help.3be in the minority to form less than half of a group: Male teachers are in the minority in elementary schools.4a minority of one the only person in a group who has a particular opinion: On policy votes, Marshall is often a minority of one.5[uncountable] law the period of time when someone is not old enough to be considered legally responsible for his or her actions OPP majority |
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