minority

mai'nɒriti
高考四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 4

英文释义

n. a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
n. being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
n. any age prior to the legal age

中文翻译

n. 少数, 未成年, 少数民族
a. 少数的, 属于少数派的

4
Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
2,106
BNC 频率
1,633
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记忆技巧

minority 由词根 minor（意为较小的）和后缀 -ity（表示状态或性质）组成，整体意思是“较小的群体或状态”。

例句

1. Many countries have laws to protect the rights of minority groups.
许多国家有法律来保护少数群体的权利。
2. The minority of students in the class preferred online learning.
班级中少数学生更喜欢在线学习。
3. It is important to listen to the voices of the minority in society.
倾听社会上少数人的声音是很重要的。

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