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plurality

美[plʊ'ræləti]  英[plʊə'ræləti]
n.  复数;大量;(选举中)相对多数;超过票数;兼职
  名词复数:pluralities
  近义词:majority,multitude,number,range,variety,multiplicity,group,landslide,margin,largenumber,battalion,pack,relativemajority,

英英释义

Noun
  1. 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"

  2. a large indefinite number;

    "a battalion of ants" "a multitude of TV antennas" "a plurality of religions"

  3. (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)

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
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