· minority· n. [maɪ'nɒrəti] ( minorities )· · 双解释义· S 1. 少数,小部分 the smaller number or part; less than half· C 2. 少数民族,少数信仰不同的人 a small part of a population which is different from the rest in race, religion, etc.· 基本要点 ·1.minority作“少数,小部分”解时,是集合名词,常用于单数形式minority在句中作主语时,其谓语动词可用单数形式,也可用复数形式2.minority作“少数民族”解时是可数集合名词,不能用来指少数民族中的某一个人,而指的是整个民族,因此minorities表示的是“几种少数民族”,而不是某一少数民族中的几个人3.minority在句中可用作定语·· 常用短语 ·be in a/the minority是少数派(尤指在投票的两部分人中)be in the smaller of especially two voting groups I'm in a minority of one.我是唯一的少数派。
Boys are very much in the minority at the dancing class.舞蹈班里男生占极少数·· 句型例句 ·Only a minority of British households do〔does〕not have a car.英国只有少数家庭没有汽车The minority is subordinate to the majority.少数服从多数The nation wants peace; only a minority want the war to continue.全国想要和平,只有少数人希望战争持续下去The interests of the minorities should be protected.少数民族的利益应该得到保护Three numbers of the committee disagreed with the main report, so they produced a minority report.委员会中三名委员不同意该主要报告,因此他们提出一个代表少数人意见的报告·· 正误解析 ·他是与会者当中唯一的少数民族代表。
［误］ He was the only minority who attended the meeting.［正］ He was the only minority representative who attended the meeting.［析］ minority作“少数民族”解时不能指某少数民族中的具体的人·· 补充资料 ·［反义词］ majority·3。