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单词 silent majority
释义
silent majority
noun[S]
uk
/ˌsaɪ.lənt məˈdʒɒr.ə.ti/us
/ˌsaɪ.lənt məˈdʒɑː.rə.t̬i/
alargenumberofpeoplewho have notexpressedanopinionabout something:
沉默的大多数
A fewpeoplehavespokeninfavourof the newcarpark, but I'msurethesilentmajorityare against it.少数人说同意建造新停车场，但我敢肯定保持沉默的大多数人是反对的。
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(Definition ofsilent majorityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsilent majority

silent majority
This has explanatory weight, especially when attempting to judge the actions of moderates and thesilentmajorityin the lower house whose views went unrecorded.
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The "silentmajority," as they came to be referred to, rejected the encroaching racial liberalism.
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Aging women : thesilentmajority.
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If we go by thesilentmajority, we are all in trouble.
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We sometimes speak about the "greatsilentmajority".
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What is more, it has now reached a stage when it will no longer be tolerated by thesilentmajority.
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They do not wish thesilentmajorityto be heard, even on matters which vitally affect their members' future.
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Thesilentmajorityhave to endure the discredited practices of the few, and the few now have become a little embarrassed about it.
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They are thesilentmajority; they are the law-abiding majority.
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We must stand up for a bigsilentmajoritywho want not to face congestion on roads, and who want the roads to be improved.
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I do not believe that the "silentmajority" of experienced and long-term seagoing men want this disciplinary committee idea.
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But two factories did shut, and consequently there was no possibility for thesilentmajorityto show their will.
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The "silentmajority" may not be silent, but in fact their support is not as vocal as the antagonism.
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How do we, thesilentmajority, effectively express our hurt and fear and protest at what is being done to us?
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Why has the spirit of the opposition, of thesilentmajority, been crushed?
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