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the majority of + plural noun
使用复数动词。
The majority of students agree with the decision.
大多数学生同意这个决定。
大多数；过半数
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大多数；过半数
More than half of a group or people.
The majority of students agree with the decision.
大多数学生同意这个决定。
More than half (50%) of some group.
In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate, or between the winning candidate and all of the other candidates combined.
Ancestors; ancestry.
The majority of students voted for the new school policy.
大多数学生投票支持新的学校政策。
In the election, she won by a clear majority.
在选举中，她以明显的多数获胜。
The majority of the population lives in urban areas.
大多数人口居住在城市地区。
使用复数动词。
The majority of students agree with the decision.
大多数学生同意这个决定。
视为整体用单数动词，强调个体用复数。
The majority vote for the proposal.
多数人投票赞成该提案。
固定短语，表示占多数。
Men are in the majority in engineering.
男性在工程领域占多数。
法律术语，指成年年龄。
She will reach the age of majority next year.
她明年将达到法定成年年龄。
Not this
Majority of students passed the exam.
Use this
The majority of students passed the exam.
英语中，majority 作为名词表示“大多数”时，通常需要与定冠词 the 连用，构成“the majority of”结构，不能单独使用“majority of”。
Not this
The majority of the people is in favor.
Use this
The majority of the people are in favor.
当“the majority of”后接复数名词（如 people）时，谓语动词应与该名词的数保持一致，用复数形式 are，而不是单数 is。
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绝大多数
The vast majority of students passed the exam.
绝大多数学生通过了考试。
压倒性多数
The proposal was approved by an overwhelming majority.
该提案以压倒性多数通过。
简单多数
A simple majority is needed to pass the bill.
通过该法案需要简单多数。
多数投票
The decision was made by majority vote.
该决定由多数投票作出。
占多数
Women are in the majority in this profession.
女性在这个职业中占多数。
大多数人
The majority of people support the new policy.
大多数人支持新政策。
多数决原则
In a democracy, majority rule is a fundamental principle.
在民主国家，多数决原则是一项基本原则。
沉默的大多数
Politicians often claim to represent the silent majority.
政客们常声称代表沉默的大多数。
绝大多数
The vast majority of students passed the exam.
绝大多数学生通过了考试。
伟大的沉默的美国同胞们
The silent majority often expresses its views through elections.
沉默的大多数通常通过选举表达其观点。
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major（主要的）+ ity（名词后缀）→ 主要的部分就是多数。
多数”一词在日常英语中常用于表示“超过半数”或“大部分”，在大多数语境中属于中性文体，但在法律或选举等正式场合可能略显正式。通常适用于非正式到中性的交流。
当指多数人或事物时，谓语动词可用单数或复数；当强调个体时常用复数。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.