plurality

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英 [plʊəˈræləti]

美 [plʊˈræləti]

plurality意思解释

n.

诸多；

多元化；

处于多数；

（选举中的）相对多数（票）

变形

复数：pluralities

英英释义

n.

the state of being plural

\"to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable\"

a large indefinite number

\"a plurality of religions\"

同义词：battalionlarge numbermultitudepack

(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)

同义词：relative majority

双语例句

用作名词(n.)What we\'ve done has a plurality of influences on the earth.我们所做的对地球有着极大的影响。Mr Smith breezed in with an election plurality of 200,000.史密斯先生以20万张的多数票轻易当选了。