be in the minority
表示在数量上占少数的状态,常指群体对比。
Women are still in the minority in corporate leadership.
女性在企业管理层中仍然占少数。
少数群体;少数民族;少数派
minorities — plural of minority
少数;较小部分;不到一半;未成年;未成年期;劣势;从属地位;次要地位;处于较小、较低或从属地位的状态;次要性。;与其所处的较大群体在种族或政治上不同的一群人
a group of people who are different in race, ethnicity, religion, politics, etc. from the larger group around them
处于较小、较低或从属地位的状态;次要性。
The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.
与其所处的较大群体在种族或政治上不同的一群人
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
未成年状态;青年期,即达到成年之前的生命阶段。
The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
指两个部分中数量较少的部分
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
任何未构成数量多数的亚群体。
Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
任何在法定年龄之前的年龄
any age prior to the legal age
社会中被视为异类并受到从属和歧视的群体。
A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.
People from ethnic minorities often face discrimination in the workplace.
来自少数民族的人在工作场所经常面临歧视。
用法提示:这里'minorities'用作可数名词复数,指种族上的少数群体。
AI contextual example
In the parliament, the minority party argued against the new tax bill.
在议会中,少数党反对新的税收法案。
用法提示:这里'minority'用作名词,修饰'party',表示政治上的少数派。
AI contextual example
Only a minority of students chose to study abroad after graduation.
只有少数学生毕业后选择出国留学。
用法提示:这里'minority'用作名词,指数量上的较小部分。
AI contextual example
表示在数量上占少数的状态,常指群体对比。
Women are still in the minority in corporate leadership.
女性在企业管理层中仍然占少数。
后接可数名词复数,表示‘一小部分’该群体。
Only a minority of voters supported the referendum.
只有少数选民支持这次公投。
指出身或身份属于某一少数群体,常与ethnic/religious等连用。
She belongs to an ethnic minority in her country.
她属于本国的某个少数民族。
仅用于种族,不适用于政治或宗教
中性,不强调受压迫或差异
仅用于数量对比,不可指人群
正式,侧重数量少,不指群体
法律用语,较正式
grammar · medium
易错句子He is still a minority, so he cannot vote.
正确表达He is still a minor, so he cannot vote.
中文'未成年'常被误译为minority,但英语中表示未成年人应用minor。
grammar · medium
易错句子China has 56 minority peoples.
正确表达China has 56 ethnic minorities.
表达'少数民族'时,英语通常用ethnic minority或minority group,而不是直接用minority修饰peoples。
作为‘少数群体’或‘较少数量’的反义词;作为‘未成年’的反义词时,指达到法定成年年龄
仅作为‘未成年’阶段的直接反义词,指成年状态
majority 指数量上的多数,而 minority 指数量上的少数。
minor 作名词时表示‘未成年人’,与 minority‘未成年时期’含义相近;但 minority 更常指‘少数群体’或‘少数’。
少数民族
The government should protect the rights of ethnic minorities.
政府应该保护少数民族的权利。
少数群体
Discrimination against minority groups is still a problem.
对少数群体的歧视仍然是一个问题。
少数群体权利
The law guarantees minority rights in education.
法律保障教育中的少数群体权利。
少数派政府
The country was ruled by a minority government for two years.
这个国家被少数派政府统治了两年。
少数党领袖
The minority leader criticized the bill in Congress.
少数党领袖在国会批评了这项法案。
与少数群体的民族背景相关
少数群体争取的权利
少数群体追求的平等地位
少数群体常面临的歧视
少数群体被边缘化的过程
占少数
Those who voted against the proposal were in the minority.
投票反对该提案的人占少数。
少数派报告
The committee issued a minority report opposing the majority decision.
委员会发布了一份反对多数决定的少数派报告。
我想成为少数派,我不需要你的权威,打倒道德多数派,因为我想成为少数派
The lyrics from Green Day's song 'Minority' express a desire to stand apart from the mainstream.
绿日乐队歌曲《Minority》的歌词表达了想要脱离主流的愿望。
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