plurality 详细解释

plurality

[pluə'ræliti]

n.复数,大量, (选举中)相对多数, 超过票数,兼职

n.

1. 复数; 多数; 多重性[U][S][(+of)]

They had a plurality in the election but were just short of a majority.

他们选举中得票最多, 但距半数以上还差一点。

2. 【语】复数(形式)[U]

3. 【美】(选举中得票最多者与得票次多者的)票数差; (未达到半数的)最高得票数[S][(+of)]

词形变化

名词复数: pluralities |

词义辨析

同义参见:

majority  

英英释义

名词 plurality:

the state of being plural

a large indefinite number

同义词：battalion, large number, multitude, pack

(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

补充

pluralityplurality英:[pluəˈræliti] 美:[plʊˈrælɪti]n.1.处于多数2.多元化, 多重性3.诸多, 众多4.(选举中的)相对多数(票)

例句

1. Use 's' or 'es' to show plurality in count nouns.用s或es来表示可数名词复数。 2. a plurality of 5,000 votes5,000选票中的相对多数 3. The Conservative party retained a plurality of the votes.保守党保住了选票的相对多数优势。 4. 35% of the population, a plurality, believed that the economic reforms would result in only insignificant change.多达35%的人口相信经济改革只能带来无关紧要的变化。 5. some languages add an extra syllable to mark plurality.有些语言以附加音节来标记复数。 6. a plurality of critical approaches.多种批评方式。 7. The researchers studied a plurality of approaches.调查者研究了大量方法。 8. Her party won by receiving a plurality of the vote.她的政党以相对多数票获胜。 9. "He was elected with a plurality, not a majority."他以相对多数票但不是多数票当选。 10. The verb “are” indicates the plurality of the subject. [=the verb “are” shows that the subject is plural]动词are表明主语是复数。

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