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minority
mi·nor·i·ty / mE5nCrEtI ; maI5nRrEti /noun (plural minorities)
1. sing. also + plural verba small group of people or things within a much larger group少数派,少数;ANTmajority
Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority.盖尔语在爱尔兰仍有很小的一部分人在说。
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Only a minority of people support these new laws.只有少数人支持这些新法令。
small / tiny / substantial / significant minority
Gay men are a small but significant minority.同性恋男子人数虽少,但却不容忽视。
minority report ( = a report by a minority of a group who do not agree with the others )少数派报告
2. C usually plural
a. a group of people of a different race, religion etc from most other people in that country少数民族; 少数派; 少数群体:
People from ethnic minorities often face prejudice.少数民族的人时常要面对偏见。
the very large Russian minorities in Ukraine and Moldova在乌克兰和摩尔多瓦的大量俄罗斯少数民族居民
children from minority groups 来自少数族裔的儿童
the teaching of minority languages in schools学校里少数民族语言的教学
minority leader / businessman / student etc AmE:
a school with a high proportion of minority students少数民族学生占很高比例的学校
b. AmEsomeone who belongs to a group like this少数民族成员; 少数派成员:
Businesses are under pressure to hire minorities and women.企业受到压力,要雇用少数民族和妇女。
3. be in the / a minority to form less than half of a group占少数:
Boys are very much in the minority at the dance class.在舞蹈班上男孩子占极少数。
4. be in a minority of one to be the only person in a group who has a particular opinion是孤家寡人,得不到任何人的支持
5. Ulawthe period of time when someone is below the age at which they become legally responsible for their actions未成年期

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