plurality

n. 多数；复数；兼职；胜出票数

英文词源

plurality (n.): late 14c., "state of being plural," from Old French pluralite (14c.), from Late Latin pluralitatem (nominative pluralitas), from Latin pluralis (see plural). Meaning "fact of there being many, multitude" is from mid-15c. Church sense of "holding of two or more offices concurrently" is from mid-14c. Meaning "greater number, more than half" is from 1570s but is etymologically improper, perhaps modeled on majority. U.S. sense of "excess of votes over rival candidate(s)," especially when none has an absolute majority, is from 1828.

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。

2. 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。

3. The Conservative party retained a plurality of the votes.: 保守党保住了选票的多数优势。

5. He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.: 他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长.