minority
noun
maɪˈnɒrɪəti noun
1 a small group of people or things within a much larger group 少数派，少数; singular 单数 also + plural verb 亦用复数动词
Gaelic is still spoken in Ireland by a tiny minority.
盖尔语在爱尔兰仍有很小的一部分人在说。
[+ of ]
Only a minority of people support these new laws.
只有少数人支持这些新法令。
small/tiny/substantial/significant minority
Gay men are a small but significant minority.
同性恋男子人数虽少，但却不容忽视。
minority report
2 a. a group of people of a different race, religion etc from most other people in that country b. someone who belongs to a group like this [美] 少数民族成员; 少数派成员 C usually plural 一般用复数 | AmE AmE
People from ethnic minorities often face prejudice.
少数民族的人时常要面对偏见。
the very large Russian minorities in Ukraine and Moldova
在乌克兰和摩尔多瓦的大量俄罗斯少数民族居民
children from minority groups
来自少数族裔的儿童
the teaching of minority languages in schools
学校里少数民族语言的教学
minority leader/businessman/student etc
a school with a high proportion of minority students
少数民族学生占很高比例的学校
Businesses are under pressure to hire minorities and women.
企业受到压力，要雇用少数民族和妇女。
3
be in the/a minority
to form less than half of a group 占少数
Boys are very much in the minority at the dance class.
在舞蹈班上男孩子占极少数。
4
be in a minority of one
to be the only person in a group who has a particular opinion 是孤家寡人，得不到任何人的支持
5 the period of time when someone is below the age at which they become legally responsible for their actions [法律] 未成年期 U | law