pluralities

英 [plʊəˈrælɪtiz]

美 [pləˈrælɪtiz]

n.  众多; 大量; (未超过半数的)最多数票; 复数
plurality的复数

柯林斯词典

• QUANT-PLURAL 多数状态；诸多；众多
  If there is aplurality ofthings, a number of them exist.
  1. Federalism implies a plurality of political authorities, each with its own powers.
     联邦制意味着存在众多各自都拥有权力的政治管理机构。
• QUANT-PLURAL （超过其他任何一方的）多数
  If a candidate, political party, or idea has the support of aplurality ofpeople, they have more support than any other candidate, party, or idea.
  1. The Conservative party retained a plurality of the votes...
     保守党保住了选票的多数优势。
  2. 35% of the population, a plurality, believed that the economic reforms would result in only insignificant change.
     有35%的多数民众认为，经济改革不会带来实质性的变革。
• N-COUNT （指选举中获胜者得到的不及其他所有候选人得票总和的）相对多数（票）
  Apluralityin an election is the number of votes that the winner gets, when this is less than the total number of votes for all the other candidates.
  1. He only got a plurality on November 3rd, just 49 percent.
     他在11月3号的选举中仅获得了49%的相对多数票。
• N-COUNT （指选举中获得最多票数的候选人与得票数第二的候选人之间的）票数差额
  Apluralityin an election is the difference in the number of votes between the candidate who gets the most votes and the candidate who comes second.
  1. Franklin had won with a plurality in electoral votes of 449 to 82.
     富兰克林在选举团投票中以449票比82票的差额胜出。

双语例句

• According to a recent Edelman poll, substantial pluralities of citizens around the world believe business is not sufficiently regulated.
  爱德曼（Edelman）最近的一项调查显示，全球很多受访者认为，针对企业的监管不够完善。
• The folk song in northern Shaanxi is one of the folk songs of the Han nationality, which is ideal combination of the local characteristics and pluralities.
  陕北民歌是特色性与多元性结合的优秀民间文化，是汉民族民歌代表之一。