majority
UK/mə'dʒɒrɪtɪ/US/mә'dʒɒriti/
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释义
n.
More than half of a group, total, or number; the greater part.
多数;过半数;大部分。
n.
The amount by which the votes for the winning side exceed those for the next; a winning margin.
(选举中的)多数票;领先票数。
n.
The age at which a person is legally an adult.
(法定)成年。
词根拆分
词根派生major(更大)+ -ity(表状态的名词后缀)= 「成为更大那部分的状态」。如果群体中某一部分比其余合起来还大,它就是 majority —— 过半数。法律义(majority = 成年)也出自同根,源自「更大的年纪」,即你完全长大的那一点。
词根 maj 还连着 25 个词常用搭配
- 1.the vast majority绝大多数
- 2.an overwhelming majority压倒性多数
- 3.a clear majority明显多数
- 4.majority of……的大多数
- 5.majority vote多数表决
例句
- 1.
The vast majority of students passed the exam.
绝大多数学生通过了考试。
- 2.
The party won a clear majority in parliament.
该党在议会中赢得了明显多数。
- 3.
He inherited the estate when he reached his majority.
他成年后继承了这份遗产。
易混词辨析
majority 与 most 都指「过半数」,但 majority 是可数名词(the majority of voters,a small majority),most 是直接放在名词前的限定词(most voters)。说 the majority of people 或 most people,不要说 the most of people。