minority

noun

OPAL W

/maɪˈnɒrəti/

/maɪˈnɔːrəti/

(plural minorities)

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[singular + singular or plural verb] the smaller part of a group; less than half of the people or things in a large group少数；少数派；少数人
- Only a small minority of students is/are interested in politics these days.目前，只有极少数学生对政治感兴趣。
- Only a tiny minority of products is/are affected.只有极少数产品受到影响。
- For a minority, the decision was a disappointment.对少数人来说，这个决定令人失望。
- That's very much a minority view.这在很大程度上是少数人的观点。
- Minority interest groups have gained disproportionate influence.少数利益集团获得了不成比例的影响力。
- among a/the minority You are definitely among the minority.你绝对属于少数派。
- minority shareholders in the bank银行的少数股东
- to have a minority stake in a company拥有一家公司的少数股份
opposite majority
Extra Examples
- a sizeable minority of the population人口中为数可观的少数
- the view of a small but vocal minority少数但直言不讳的少数人的观点
Topics Social issuesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- significant
- sizeable
- …
verb + minority
- belong to
- discriminate against
- target
- …
minority + noun
- opinion
- view
- rights
- …
preposition
- among a/the minority
- from a/the minority
- in a/the minority
- …
phrases
- only a minority
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[countable] a small group within a community or country that is different because of race, religion, language, etc.少数派；少数民族；少数群体
- the rights of ethnic/racial minorities少数民族／族裔的权利
- There is a large German-speaking minority in the east of the country.该国东部有一大群说德语的少数民族。
- persecuted/oppressed minorities受迫害/受压迫的少数民族
- minority languages少数民族语言
- (North American English) The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups).这所学校里 95% 的学生来自少数族裔。
- (North American English) minority neighborhoods (= where no or few white people live)有色种族聚居区
- minority groups/populations/leaders少数群体/人口/领导人
Collocations Race and immigration
Race and immigration种族与移民Prejudice and racism偏见与种族歧视
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism经历／遭遇种族歧视／歧视／偏见／反犹太主义
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination面临／遭受迫害／歧视
- fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution惧怕／逃离种族／政治／宗教迫害
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination构成／是一种种族歧视
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias反映出／揭示出／表现出／具有种族／文化偏见
- be biased/be prejudiced against (especially British English) black people/(both especially North American English) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.对黑人／有色人种／非裔美国人／亚洲人／非洲人／印度人等有偏见
- discriminate against minority groups/minorities歧视少数群体／少数民族
- perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype固守／遵从／符合／藐视普遍的／流行的／传统的／负面的模式化观念
- overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice克服根深蒂固的／种族的偏见；被根深蒂固的／种族的偏见所蒙蔽
- entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes固守种族主义的态度
- hurl/shout (especially British English) racist abuse; (especially North American English) a racist/racial/ethnic slur高声地进行种族污辱
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice拒绝接受／对抗种族主义／歧视／偏见
- combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism打压／反对／处理公然的／公开的／隐蔽的／微妙的／制度性的种族歧视
Race and society种族和社会
- damage/improve (especially British English) race relations破坏／改善种族关系
- practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers消除／打破／超越文化／种族隔阂
- encourage/promote social integration鼓励／促进社会融合
- outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation取缔／终止歧视／奴隶制／种族隔离
- promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity促进／欣然接纳／颂扬文化多样性
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms遵循／挑战／违背（公认的／确立的／盛行的／占支配地位的）社会／文化规范
- live in a multicultural society生活在多元文化社会
- attack/criticize multiculturalism攻击／批评多元文化主义
- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality为种族平等而斗争；促进种族平等
- perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality延续／加剧经济和社会的不平等
- introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action推行／支持／反对积极性区别对待政策
- support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement支持／积极参与／领导民权运动
Immigration移居
- control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration控制／限制／鼓励外来移民
- attract/draw a wave of immigrants吸引一批外来移民
- assist/welcome refugees援助／欣然接受难民
- house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers安置／庇护难民和寻求政治避难者
- smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK偷运非法移民到英国
- deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers驱逐／遣返非法移民／寻求政治避难失败者
- assimilate/integrate new immigrants同化／融合新移民
- employ/hire migrant workers雇用流动工人
- exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour
- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship申请／获得／准予／未准予（完全的）公民身份
- have/hold dual citizenship持有双重国籍
see also BAME, BME, ethnic minority, visible minority
Extra Examples
- Qualified minority applicants are highly sought after.合格的少数民族申请人极受欢迎。
- people from ethnic minorities少数民族人民
- Dental decay is most prevalent amongst poor and minority communities.龋齿在贫困和少数民族社区最为普遍。
- Many religious minorities fear their beliefs will be ignored.许多宗教少数派担心他们的信仰会被忽视。
Topics People in societyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- significant
- sizeable
- …
verb + minority
- belong to
- discriminate against
- target
- …
minority + noun
- opinion
- view
- rights
- …
preposition
- among a/the minority
- from a/the minority
- in a/the minority
- …
phrases
- only a minority
See full entry
[uncountable] (law法律) the state of being under the age at which you are legally an adult未成年
- When his minority ended he had to fight to reclaim his property.当他的少数派结束时，他不得不为收回财产而斗争。
compare majority (4)

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (3)): from French minorité or medieval Latin minoritas, from Latin minor ‘smaller’.

Idioms

be in a/the minority

to form less than half of a large group占少数；成为少数派
- Men are in the minority in this profession.在这一行业中，男人占少数。
- We are in the minority on this issue.在这个问题上，我们是少数派。

be in a minority of one