plurality
[pluə'ræliti]
n.复数,大量, (选举中)相对多数, 超过票数,兼职
例句与用法:
Mr Smith breezed in with an election plurality of200,000.
史密斯先生以20万张的多数票轻易当选了。
词形变化:
名词复数: pluralities |
详细释义:
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)]