plurality
发布时间:英 [plʊə'rælɪtɪ]
美[plʊ'ræləti]
- n. 多数；复数；兼职；胜出票数
英英释意
- 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)