1530s, "condition of being smaller," from Middle French minorité (15c.), or directly from Medieval Latin minoritatem (nominative minoritas), from Latin minor (see minor (adj.)). Meaning "state of being under legal age" is from 1540s; that of "smaller number or part" is from 1736. The meaning "group of people separated from the rest of a community by race, religion, language, etc." is from 1919, originally in an Eastern European context.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.
少數(shù)官員準(zhǔn)備篡改規(guī)則。
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2. Only a minority of the people supported the Revolution.
只有少數(shù)人支持這場(chǎng)革命。
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3. In the past conservatives have been in the minority.
過(guò)去保守派一直占少數(shù)。
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4. Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers.
當(dāng)?shù)卣峁┑谋Ｓ?wù)只有少數(shù)上班族母親才能夠享受到。
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5. Minority cultures within the United States often raised issues of cross-cultural conflict.