minority

🇺🇸 /maɪˈnɔːrəti/ 🇬🇧 /maɪˈnɒrəti/
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標籤 TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-C1
noun
B2

The smaller part of a group; less than half.

Only a minority of people prefer rainy weather.

只有少數人喜歡下雨的天氣。

B2

A small group in a community that is different by race, religion, or language.

The minority group celebrated their cultural festival.

少數群體慶祝了他們的文化節日。

R

The time when a person is not yet a legal adult.

During his minority, his parents managed his finances.

在他未成年期間,他的父母管理他的財務。

translation

n. 少數, 少數民族, 未成年

詞形變化

Plural minorities