majority
英 [mə'dʒɒrɪtɪ]
美 [mə'dʒɔrəti]
語源
マジョリティ?モストmajor、main、名詞接尾辞の-ityから。majorityなどから派生。
英語の語源
- majority (n.)
- 1550s, "condition of being greater, superiority," from Middle French majorité (16c.), from Medieval Latin majoritatem (nominative majoritas) "majority," from Latin maior "greater" (see major (adj.)). Sense of "state of being of full age" is attested from 1560s; meaning "greater number or part" (of votes, etc.) first recorded 1690s. The majority "the dead" recorded from 1719.
例文
- 1. Independent candidates won the majority of seats on the local council.
- 無所属候補が地方議会選挙で多数議席を獲得した。
- 2.It 's possible the Congress Party will scrape together a majority .
- 国大党はかろうじて多数票を獲得する可能性がある。
- 3.The men voted by a four-to-one majority to accept the pay offer.
- 男性従業員は4対1の多数票で給与条件を受け入れた。
- 4.The majority of foreign nationals working here have work permits.
- ここで働く外国人の多くは就労許可証を持っています。
- 5.The majority of sex offenders have a low opinion of themselves.
- ほとんどの性犯罪者は自分を見くびることができない。
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