minorities

英 [maɪˈnɒrɪtiz]

美 [maɪˈnɔrətiz]

n.  少数; 少数派; 少数人; 少数民族; 少数群体; 未成年
minority的复数

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柯林斯词典

• N-SING 少数; 少数派
  If you talk about aminorityof people or things in a larger group, you are referring to a number of them that forms less than half of the larger group, usually much less than half.
  1. Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers...
     当地政府提供的保育服务只有少数上班族母亲才能够享受到。
  2. These children are only a small minority.
     这些孩子只是很少的一部分。
  3. ...minority shareholders.
     少数股东
• N-COUNT 少数民族；少数群体
  Aminorityis a group of people of the same race, culture, or religion who live in a place where most of the people around them are of a different race, culture, or religion.
  1. ...the region's ethnic minorities...
     这个地区的少数民族
  2. Students have called for greater numbers of women and minorities on the faculty...
     学生要求聘请更多女教师和少数民族族裔的老师。
  3. A final settlement must respect minority rights.
     最终的解决方案必须尊重少数群体的权利。

双语例句

• Politicians of all races and ethnicities are troubled by the underrepresentation of minorities in top elective offices.
  最高选举办公室中的少数民族代表名额不足的问题困扰着所有种族和民族的政治家。
• Girls and ethnic minorities were particularly disadvantaged, and they were the main beneficiaries of the project.
  女童和少数民族学生尤其处于弱势地位，而他们是本项目的主要受益人。
• Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice and poverty.
  少数族裔努力与歧见和贫穷奋战。
• Several virulent attacks have been made on ethnic minorities in the area.
  这个地区发生了对少数民族的多次恶毒攻击。
• Besides, this characteristic is also found in the mountain songs of the ethnic minorities in this region.
  此外。这一地区流传的各少数民族的山歌也都大体上具有这种特色。
• Members of 21 minorities live in this area.
  这个地区居住有21个少数民族的成员。
• The test of any civilised society is how it treats its minorities.
  检验一个社会是否文明的办法就是看它怎样对待其少数群体。
• During this period, union membership among minorities and women also increased.
  在这一时期内，少数民族和妇女中的工会会员数也有增加。
• We will increase educational support for ethnic minorities and ethnic minority areas.
  加大对少数民族和民族地区教育的支持。
• The establishment of the system of regional autonomy for ethnic minorities has undergone long period of exploration and practice.
  中国民族区域自治制度的确立经历了长时间的探索和实践。