minority 音标拼音: [mɑɪn'ɔrəti] [mən'ɔrəti]
n . 少数,未成年,少数民族
a . 少数的,属于少数派的
少数,未成年,少数民族少数的,属於少数派的
minority n 1 :
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part 2 :
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts ;
"
when the vote was taken they were in the minority "; "
he held a minority position " [
ant : {
bulk }, {
majority }]
3 :
any age prior to the legal age [
synonym : {
minority }, {
nonage }]
[
ant : {
legal age }, {
majority }]
Minority \
Mi *
nor "
i *
ty \,
n .;
pl . {
Minorities }. [
Cf .
F .
minorit ['
e ].
See {
Minor },
a . &
n .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
The state of being a minor ,
or under age .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
State of being less or small . [
Obs .] --
Sir T .
Browne .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
The smaller number ; --
opposed to {
majority };
as ,
the minority must be ruled by the majority .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
Those members of a legislature that belong to the political party which is in the minority in that institution ;
as ,
the bill will pass even if the minority are strongly opposed .
[
PJC ]
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "
minority ":
back seat ,
callowness ,
dewiness ,
disability ,
disablement ,
disqualification ,
freshness ,
greenness ,
humbleness ,
humility ,
imbecility ,
immaturity ,
inability ,
inadequacy ,
incapability ,
incapacitation ,
incapacity ,
incompetence ,
incompetency ,
inefficiency ,
ineptitude ,
inexperience ,
infancy ,
inferiority ,
insufficiency ,
juiciness ,
juniority ,
least ,
legal incapacity ,
lowliness ,
minority group ,
nonage ,
rawness ,
sappiness ,
second fiddle ,
second string ,
secondariness ,
servility ,
subjection ,
subordinacy ,
subordination ,
subservience ,
the few ,
the minority ,
third string ,
undevelopment ,
unfitness ,
unripeness ,
wardship ,
we happy few
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