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minorities

/maɪˈnɔːrətiz/ /məˈnɔːrətiz/

Meanings
noun

少数群体，少数民族

The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.

Examples :

"The school's student council emphasized the need to support the minorities in the student body. "
学校学生会强调需要支持学生群体中的未成年人.
age human person society
noun

少数派，少数。

(used attributively of a party, government, etc.) Empowered by or representing a minority (usually a plurality) of votes cast, legislative seats, etc., rather than an outright majority thereof.

Examples :

"The student council's minorities, representing the majority of student votes, successfully advocated for a new library. "
学生会的少数派代表，虽然只是少数派代表，但因为代表了大多数学生的投票意愿，所以成功地争取到了一间新的图书馆。
politics government society group

Related Words

Illustration emphasized

emphasized verb

/ˈemfəsaɪzd/ /ˈemfəˌsaɪzd/

强调, 着重

"His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job."

他竖起两根手指，这个手势特别强调了他让老板对他的工作怎么做的指示。(Tā shù qǐ liǎng gēn shǒuzhǐ, zhège shǒushì tèbié qiángdiào le tā ràng lǎobǎn duì tā de gōngzuò zěnme zuò de zhǐshì.)

Illustration reaching

reaching verb

/ˈɹiːtʃɪŋ/

伸，延伸，够着。

"He reached for a weapon that was on the table."

他伸手去拿桌子上的一件武器。

Illustration plurality

plurality noun

/plʊˈrælɪti/ /pluˈrælɪti/

多数，复数性。

"The plurality of students in the school cafeteria shows how popular lunch time is. "

学校食堂里大多数学生的存在，说明了午餐时间有多受欢迎。

Illustration representing

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

代表，象征。

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

在课堂展示中，这位学生代表法国。

Illustration successfully

successfully adverb

/səkˈsɛsfəli/

成功地，顺利地

"He successfully climbed the mountain."

他成功地登上了山顶。

Illustration legislative

legislative noun

/ˈlɛ.dʒɪ.slə.tɪv/ /ˈlɛ.dʒɪˌsleɪ.tɪv/

立法机关, 立法机构

"The legislative branch of the government passed a new law about school safety. "

立法机关通过了一项关于校园安全的新法律。

Illustration adulthood

adulthood noun

/əˈdʌltˌhʊd/ /æˈdʌltˌhʊd/

成年，成年期。

"Example Sentence: "Graduating from college often marks the beginning of adulthood for many young people." "

从大学毕业对许多年轻人来说，通常标志着成年期的开始。

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

政府，政权

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

政府决定提高税收，用以资助新建学校。

Illustration empowered

empowered verb

/ɪmˈpaʊərd/ /emˈpaʊərd/

授权， 赋予权力。

"The new law empowered citizens to file complaints about pollution directly with the government. "

新的法律授权公民直接向政府举报污染问题。

Illustration complaint

complaint noun

/kəmˈpleɪnt/

抱怨，投诉

"My complaint about the noisy neighbors was finally heard by the landlord. "

我抱怨邻居吵闹的事情，房东终于听进去了。

Illustration advocated

advocated verb

/ˈædvəˌkeɪtɪd/ /ˈædvəˌkeɪtəd/

倡导，拥护.

"The student advocated for more recycling bins in the school cafeteria. "

那个学生倡议在学校餐厅里多放一些回收箱。

Illustration numerical

numerical adjective

/n(j)uˈmɛɹɪkəl/

数字的，数值的

"The numerical score on the math test was very high. "

这次数学考试的数字分数非常高。