plurality

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 |

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)]