“少数派”常见的英文表达有 minority、minority group 或 the minority。具体使用哪个取决于语境:
minority:最为通用,可单独使用,也可搭配其他词。例如:
The minority opposed the decision.(少数派反对这个决定。)
Religious minorities often face discrimination.(宗教少数群体经常面临歧视。)
minority group:更具体,强调“群体”概念,常用于社会学、政治学等语境。例如:
The government should protect the rights of minority groups.(政府应保护少数群体的权利。)
the minority:特指某一情境下的“少数派”,通常与“the majority(多数派)”相对。例如:
In this debate, the views of the minority were ignored.(在这场辩论中,少数派的观点被忽视了。)