n.(名词)

1. （大）多数，过半数，大部分（份），多人
2. 【律】成年，成人
3. （多得的）票数，超出其余各方票数总和的票数
4. 多数党，多数派
5. 法定年龄
6. 少校军阶，陆军少校的职位，少校级

n.(名词)

1. [S]多数,大多数; 半数以上 the larger number or amount, especially of people; most; greater number, more than half
2. [S]票数差距,多得的票数,超过的票数 difference between the number of votes given to the winning party or candidate in an election and the next party or candidate

Noun:

1. the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part;

   "the majority of his customers prefer it"
   "the bulk of the work is finished"
   

2. (elections) more than half of the votes

3. the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs

1.多数;大多数
Themajority of people or things in a group is more than half of them.

e.g. Themajority of my patients come to me from out of town...
大多数来找我看病的患者都是外省人。
e.g. The vastmajority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk...
我们生产的绝大部分奶酪都是用巴氏消毒过的牛奶制成的。

2.多数票;超过对方的票数
Amajority is the difference between the number of votes or seats in parliament or legislature that the winner gets in an election, and the number of votes or seats that the next person or party gets.

majority的反义词

e.g. Members of parliament approved the move by amajority of ninety-nine...
议员以99张的多数票批准了这项动议。
e.g. According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clearmajority...
从大多数民意调查的结果来看，他很有可能以绝对多数票胜出。

3.(观点、决定、体制等)多数人支持的，多数人拥护的
majority is used to describe opinions, decisions, and systems of government that are supported by more than half the people involved.

e.g. ...her continuing disagreement with themajority view...
她与大多数人的观点依旧不一致
e.g. Amajority vote of 75% is required from shareholders for the plan to go ahead.
这项计划若要实施，必须获得股东 75%的多数票。

4.法定成年年龄(英国和美国大多数州规定为18周岁)
majority is the state of legally being an adult. In Britain and most states in the United States, people reach their majority at the age of eighteen.

e.g. The age ofmajority in Romania is eighteen...
罗马尼亚的法定成年年龄为18周岁。
e.g. Once you reach yourmajority, you may do what you damned well please.
等你成年后，就可以随心所欲了。

5. see also: absolute majority;moral majority

1. 大多数：在当年接受调查的企业中,有将近56%的董事会其成员大多为独立董事,内部董事只有1-2名;而仅仅有2%的企业董事会成员主要由内部董事组成;在大部分企业的董事会成员构成中,独立董事占大多数(majority还有不少企业独立董事占绝大多数.

2. majority在线翻译

2. 多数人：然而,就公共政策研究来说,作为 社会 全体成员的公众概念常常被分隔为多数人(majority)与少数人(minority)、强势群体与弱势群体的实体类别. 这是因为公共政策现实中经常存在着多数人与少数人之间或强势群体与弱势群体之间的两极张力,

3. 多数民族：minority 少数民族 |majority 多数民族 | maximize 最大化

1. The Conservatives got in by a majority.
   保守党人以多数当选。
2. The vote lacks three of being a majority.
   差三张选票就过半数。
3. Dr. Gray was elected by a large majority.
   格雷博士以多数票当选。
4. An overwhelming majority of the committee members went in for the currency reform.
   绝大多数委员赞成实行币制改革。
5. What he has just said does not accord with the views of the majority.
   他刚才所说的同大多数人所持的观点不一致。
6. He believes that his supporters are in the majority.
   他相信支持他的人占多数。
7. The director prefers going along with the majority.
   主任同意大多数人的意见。
8. Though some suggested putting up Johnson as a candidate, the majority seemed to be for Jones.
   虽然有些人提名约翰逊为候选人,但大多数人却似乎赞成琼斯。
9. The party I support has won by a majority of 264 votes.
   我所支持的政党以超过对方264票获胜。
10. The candidate was put in by a majority of one thousand.
    这个候选人以一千票的多数当选。
11. The majority rules in a democracy.
    民主国家一切听任多数人的意见裁决。
12. The majority was for the plan.
    多数人赞成这个计划。
13. The majority of the intellectuals want to make progress.
    多数知识分子要求进步。
14. The majority of people prefer peace to war.
    多数人要和平,不要战争。
15. She has reached her majority.
    她已达到法定年龄。
16. The majority of his books are kept upstairs.
    他的大部分书藏在楼上。
17. The majority of the damage is easy to repair.
    这次的大部分损害容易补救。
18. Who says the majority is always able to impose its will on the minority?
    谁说多数人总是能将其意志强加在少数人身上呢?

• A few days before her eighteenth birthdaysthe date of her majority.

  出自：L. Strachey

• It is sad that, as it approaches its majority, this organisation should have run into deep waters.

  出自：Listener

The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.

多数人喜欢电视胜过广播。

Racism is abhorrent to the majority of people.

种族主义是大多数人都憎恨的。

The Democrats became the majority in the election.

民主党在这次选举中变成了多数党。

The Democrats became the majority in the election.

民主党在这次选举中变成了多数党。

The majority was determined to press its proposal.

多数派决心强求通过其提案。

The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.

大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。

The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking .

大多数人支持禁烟。

This treatment is not available in the vast majority of hospitals.

绝大部分医院都不提供这种治疗。

a majority decision (= one that is decided by what most people want)

根据大多数人的意见作出的决定

In the nursing profession, women are in a/the majority .

女性在护理行业中占大多数。

She was elected by/with a majority of 749.

她以749票的多数票当选。

They had a large majority over their nearest rivals.

他们所得的票数远远超出名次仅次于他们的对手。

a clear (= large) majority

明显多数票

The government does not have an overall majority (= more members than all the other parties added together) .

政府没有获得绝对多数票。

The resolution was carried by a huge majority.

这项决议以非常大的多数票赞成而获得通过。

The majority of my patients come to me from out of town...

大多数来找我看病的患者都是外省人。

The vast majority of our cheeses are made with pasteurised milk...

我们生产的绝大部分奶酪都是用巴氏消毒过的牛奶制成的。

Members of parliament approved the move by a majority of ninety-nine...

议员以99张的多数票批准了这项动议。

According to most opinion polls, he is set to win a clear majority...

从大多数民意调查的结果来看，他很有可能以绝对多数票胜出。

...her continuing disagreement with the majority view...

她与大多数人的观点依旧不一致

A majority vote of 75% is required from shareholders for the plan to go ahead.

这项计划若要实施，必须获得股东 75%的多数票。

The age of majority in Romania is eighteen...

罗马尼亚的法定成年年龄为18周岁。

Once you reach your majority, you may do what you damned well please.

等你成年后，就可以随心所欲了。

He was elected by a large majority [ by a majority of 3240 ].

他以大多数票 [ 超过对方3240票 ] 当选.

What he has just said does not accord with the views of the majority.

他刚才所说的同大多数人所持的观点不一致.

The motion was carried by a considerable majority.

该项议案以多数赞同而获得通过.

The Government has a working majority.

政府(在议会中)掌握足够的多数(支持票).

The bulk and weight of coal required in the majority of manufacturing industries is large in comparison with the bulk and weight of other raw matericals.

在大多数制造工业中,所需要的煤的体积和重量,与其他原材料的体积和重量相比都显得很大.

He is elected by a majority of 40 votes against 10.

他以40票对10票的大多数票当选.

His behavior is injurious to the interests of the vast majority of people.

他的行为有损于大多数人民的利益.

The measure received a majority.

这一议案以过半数票而通过.

The majority of Scots favour an autonomous Scotland involving devolution or complete independence.

大多数苏格兰人都赞成一个中央权力下放自治苏格兰或完全独立.

n.(名词)

大部分土地已犁过了。

误 The majority of the land has been cultivated.

正 Most of the land has been cultivated.

析 majority只能用来修饰可数的数量,不可修饰不可数的数量。

• ☆ 16世纪50年代进入英语，直接源自后期拉丁语的majoritas，意为较大的。