音标：[mai'nɒriti]
n. 少数, 未成年, 少数民族
a. 少数的, 属于少数派的
【经】 少数
相关词组:
be in a minority of one
be in the minority
在线英汉词典

minority的短语、例句：

minority n 1 (a) [CGp] (usu sing 通常作单数) smaller number or part (esp of people voting or of votes cast) 少数（尤指投票者或票数）
Only a minority of British households do/does not have a car. 英国只有少数家庭没有汽车.
A small minority voted against the motion. 投票反对该动议的人占少数.
[attrib 作定语] a minority vote, opinion, point of view, etc, ie one cast, held, etc by a smaller number of people 少数人的票、 意见、 观点等. (b) [C] small group in a community, nation, etc, differing from others in race, religion, language, etc （一社区、 国家等, 其中种族、 宗教, 语言等异於他人的）小团体, 少数
the rights of ethnic minorities 少数民族的权利
[attrib 作定语] belong to a minority group 属於少数人团体的
minority rights 少数派的权利. Cf 参看 majority. 2 [U] (law 律) state or period of being a minor 未成年
be in one´s minority, eg under 18 in the UK 尚未成年（如在英国为18岁以下）. 3 (idm 习语) be in a/the minority be in the smaller of esp two voting groups 是少数派（尤指在投票的两部分人中）
We´re in the minority, ie More people are against us than with us. 我们是少数派.
I´m in a minority of one, ie No one agrees with me. 我是唯一的少数派.