搜尋結果
minority
- IPA[məˈnôrədē]
美式
- the smaller number or part, especially a number that is less than half the whole number;the number of votes cast for or by the smaller party in a legislative assembly
noun: minority, plural noun: minorities
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. the smaller number or part, especially a number that is less than half the whole number harsher measures for the minority of really serious offenders a minority party
- ▪ the number of votes cast for or by the smaller party in a legislative assembly a blocking minority of 23 votes
- ▪ a relatively small group of people, especially one commonly discriminated against in a community, society, or nation, differing from others in race, religion, language, or political persuasion minority rights representatives of ethnic minorities
- 2. the state or period of being under the age of full legal responsibility intrigues between factions striving to make the king their puppet continued throughout his minority