minority

更新时间:2026-08-13 23:28:13   栏目: 英语词典

Minority
音标:[maɪˈnɔːrɪti]
翻译:少数群体,少数派
读音:/maɪˈnɔːrɪti/


定义
“Minority”指的是在某一特定群体或整体中,占比少数的群体或成员。它通常用来描述在政治、社会、文化等方面处于劣势或人数较少的群体。


用法

名词:通常用于指代数量较少的人群或群体。

形容词:在少数群体的语境下,有时会被用作形容词。


例句

The minority of students prefer online learning over traditional classroom education.
(少数学生偏好在线学习而非传统课堂教育。)

In a democracy, the rights of the minority must be protected.
(在民主制度中,少数派的权利必须得到保护。)

The company is working on increasing diversity by hiring more minorities.
(公司正在通过聘用更多少数族裔来增加多样性。)

Although they are a minority, their views are important to the debate.
(虽然他们是少数派,但他们的观点对辩论很重要。)

The minority communities in the region face significant challenges.
(该地区的少数群体面临着重大的挑战。)

In some countries, the minority language is at risk of disappearing.
(在一些国家,少数语言面临消失的风险。)

The law was designed to protect the minority from discrimination.
(这项法律旨在保护少数群体免受歧视。)

She belongs to a minority group in her country.
(她在自己国家属于少数群体。)

The minority government was unable to pass important legislation.
(少数派政府未能通过重要立法。)

There is a strong push to include the voices of the minority in political decisions.
(在政治决策中,强烈推动包括少数群体的声音。)


短语搭配

Minority group – 少数群体

Minority rights – 少数群体的权利

Cultural minority – 文化少数

Political minority – 政治少数

Ethnic minority – 族裔少数

Minority report – 少数报告(用于指代在决策中的不同意见)

Minority leader – 少数派领导

Minority status – 少数派地位

Minority viewpoint – 少数意见

Minority opinion – 少数意见


词义延伸

Minority 在不同的语境下,除了表示人数较少的群体,还可以引申为“较不常见的”或“次要的”。例如:a minority interest(少数股权)。