[mass noun]the fact or state of being plural 复数;复数形式 some languages add an extra syllable to mark plurality. 有些语言以附加音节来标记复数。 ■[in sing.]a large number of people or things 多种,众多,诸多(人或物) a plurality of critical approaches. 多种批评方式。
(US)the number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority (美)(选举中的)相对多数(票) ■the number by which this exceeds the number of votes cast for the candidate placed second 高出第二名得票数的票数
(chiefly historical). another term for pluralism (in sense 2) (主史)。 同 pluralism(义项2)
语源
late Middle English: from Old French pluralite, from late Latin pluralitas, from Latin pluralis 'relating to more than one' (see plural)