plurality

相対多数

特に投票で、半数未満でもほかのどの候補より多い数。

やさしい英語で： A share larger than any other share, especially of votes, even if less than half.

• No candidate won a majority, but Lee won a plurality.
• The party received a plurality of votes.
• A plurality supported the first option.

使い方： a plurality of something (She won a plurality of the votes.)

類義語： relative majority

よく使う表現： win a plurality, plurality of votes

多数性、多様性

人や物が多く存在している状態。

やさしい英語で： The state of existing in large numbers.

• The city celebrates cultural plurality.
• The essay examines the plurality of possible worlds.
• A plurality of voices gives the debate its strength.

類義語： multiplicity, numerousness

よく使う表現： cultural plurality, plurality of voices

多数、数多く

ひとまとまりとして捉えた、多くの人や物。

やさしい英語で： A large number of people or things considered together.

• The committee considered a plurality of proposals.
• We need a plurality of voices in this discussion.
• Her work brings together a plurality of traditions.

使い方： a plurality of something (The report draws on a plurality of sources.)

類義語： multitude, large number

よく使う表現： plurality of ideas, plurality of sources

複数性

人や物が一つではなく、二つ以上あること。

やさしい英語で： The state of consisting of more than one person or thing.

• The ending marks plurality.
• This language uses a separate word to express plurality.
• The distinction between singularity and plurality affects the verb.

類義語： pluralness

反対語： singularity

よく使う表現： mark plurality, express plurality