| [/məˈdʒɔrətɪ; US -ˈdʒɔːr-; məˋdʒɔrətɪ/] n 用法:
1 [Gp] the greater number or part; most 大多数; 大半; 大多:
A/The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio. 大部分人似乎喜欢看电视而不喜欢听收音机. *
The majority was/were in favour of the proposal. 多数人赞成这个建议. *
[attrib 作定语] majority opinion, rule 多数人的意见、 多数裁定原则. Cf 参看 minority. 用法:
2 [C] ~ (over sb) (a) number by which votes for one side exceed those for the other side 超过对方的票数:
She was elected by a majority of 3749. 她以超过对方3749票当选. *
They had a large majority over the other party at the last election. 在上次选举中他们以悬殊的票数击败了对方. *
The government does not have an overall majority, ie a majority over all other parties together. 政府没有获得（超过各党派票数的）总合多数票.
(b) (US) number by which votes for one candidate exceed those for all other candidates together 多数票（一候选人的选票超过其他候选人票数的总和）. Cf 参看 plurality 3. 用法:
3 [sing] legal age of full adulthood 成年的法定年龄:
The age of majority is eighteen. 成年的法定年龄是18岁. *
She reaches her majority next month. 她下个月就到成年年龄了. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) be in the/a majority form the greater part/the larger number 构成大部分[大多数]:
Among the members of the committee those who favour the proposed changes are in the majority. 委员中赞成提出修改意见的占大多数. the silent majority => silent. |