plurality

.pluә'rælәti

英文释义

n. the state of being plural
n. (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)

中文翻译

n. 复数, 较大的数, 多数状态, 兼职
[法] 大多数, 较多数, 复数

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记忆技巧

plurality 由词根 plural（复数的）和后缀 -ity（表示状态或性质）组成，表示“复数的状态或性质”。

例句

1. A plurality of students voted for the new school policy.
大多数学生投票支持新的学校政策。
2. In the election, the candidate won by a plurality, but not a majority.
在选举中，候选人以多数票获胜，但没有获得绝对多数。
3. The plurality of opinions in the meeting made it hard to reach a decision.
会议中存在的多种意见使得达成决策变得困难。

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