plurality

noun

/plʊəˈræləti/

/plʊˈræləti/

(plural pluralities)

[countable, usually singular] (formal) a large number众多；大量
- a plurality of influences众多的影响
[countable, usually singular] (US English, politics政治) the number of votes given to one person, political party, etc. when this number is less than 50% but more than any other single person, etc. receives（未超过半数的）相对较多
- In order to be elected, a candidate needs only a plurality of the votes cast.候选人只需要得到相对多数票就能当选。
compare majority (3)
[uncountable] (grammar语法) the state of being plural复数

词源late Middle English: from Old French pluralite, from late Latin pluralitas, from Latin pluralis ‘relating to more than one’, from plus, plur- ‘more’.

词汇	plurality
释义	plurality noun /plʊəˈræləti/ /plʊˈræləti/ (plural pluralities) [countable, usually singular] (formal) a large number众多；大量 a plurality of influences众多的影响 [countable, usually singular] (US English, politics政治) the number of votes given to one person, political party, etc. when this number is less than 50% but more than any other single person, etc. receives（未超过半数的）相对较多 In order to be elected, a candidate needs only a plurality of the votes cast.候选人只需要得到相对多数票就能当选。 compare majority (3) [uncountable] (grammar语法) the state of being plural复数词源late Middle English: from Old French pluralite, from late Latin pluralitas, from Latin pluralis ‘relating to more than one’, from plus, plur- ‘more’.
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