Word · Frequency #2106
Fully loadedminorities
少数群体；少数民族；少数派
minorities is the plural of minority.
a group of people who are different in race, ethnicity, religion, politics, etc. from the larger group around them
- 1.
The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.
处于较小、较低或从属地位的状态；次要性。
- 2.
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
与其所处的较大群体在种族或政治上不同的一群人
- 3.
The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
未成年状态；青年期,即达到成年之前的生命阶段。
- 4.
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
指两个部分中数量较少的部分
- 5.
Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority.
任何未构成数量多数的亚群体。
- 6.
any age prior to the legal age
任何在法定年龄之前的年龄
- 7.
A group of people seen as distinct who are subordinated and discriminated against in a society.
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
In use
People from ethnic minorities often face discrimination in the workplace.
In the parliament, the minority party argued against the new tax bill.
Only a minority of students chose to study abroad after graduation.
when the vote was taken they were in the minority
he held a minority position
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。
a minority of [plural noun]
后接可数名词复数，表示‘一小部分’该群体。
Connections
Collocations
- ethnic minority
- 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。
- minority group
- 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。
- minority rights
- 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。
- minority government
- 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。
- minority leader
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
少数派是minority，记住minor是‘小的’，所以少数群体就是‘小群体’。
Context & Register
中性语域；常见于社会讨论、政治语境；通常用于指代在种族、宗教或政治方面占少数的群体。
Grammar Note
表示少数群体时是可数名词，表示少数状态时通常不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the common suffix '-ity' pronounced /ɪti/. They have stress on the syllable preceding this suffix, making the ending a genuine sound match.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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