substantial minority

数量虽然不占多数

常用释义

相当数量的少数派：指在某个群体中，数量虽然不占多数，但是数量相当可观的一部分人。

扩展信息

可观少数派

他们之所以能当选，只是因为地区直选是采取有利於「可观少数派」（substantial minority）的比例代表制而已。一旦举行地区 …

例句

There is no official language in the United States; English is the predominant language , but a substantial minority speaks Spanish .

美国没有官方语言。英语为主要语言，还有大量的少数民族讲西班牙语。

A substantial minority of each party in strong opposition to the other party is sometimes the key factor in the party's policy making.

每一政党中坚决反对另一政党的有实力的少数派，往往成为这一政党在决策时的关键因素。

Bankers believe AIA has an embedded value of $20 bn and that selling a substantial minority should yield several billion dollars.

银行家认为，友邦的内在价值为200亿美元，出售大量少数股股权可筹资数十亿美元。

So the majority are sympathetic to Casey Martin's right, though a substantial minority disagree.

多数人赞同CaseyMartin具有这个权利，尽管有相当一部分的少数派不同意。

A substantial minority of patients have systemic features.

患者的坚固少数有系统特点。

Although many peopleknew the correct answers, a substantial minority had absolutely no idea.

虽然很多人知道正确答案，但有一小撮人则全不知晓。