| 单词 | minority |
| 释义 | minority /mi nawr"i tee, -nor", -muy-/, n. , pl. minorities, adj. n. 1. the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole. 2. a smaller party or group opposed to a majority, as in voting or other action. 3. a group differing, esp. in race, religion, or ethnic background, from the majority of a population: legislation aimed at providing equal rights for minorities. 4. a member of such a group. 5. the state or period of being under the legal age of full responsibility. adj. 6. of or pertaining to a minority. [1525-35; < ML minoritas. See MINOR, -ITY] Syn. 5. childhood, boyhood, girlhood. |
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