tuyệt đại đa số
Definition
- Noun phrase:
- The overwhelming majority; the vast majority: Refers to a proportion so large that it constitutes nearly the whole of a group, leaving only a very small minority. It emphasizes an extreme degree of prevalence or agreement.
Usage Examples
- Noun phrase:
- Tuyệt đại đa số người dân ủng hộ chính sách mới. (The overwhelming majority of the people support the new policy.)
- Tuyệt đại đa số ý kiến trong cuộc họp đều đồng ý. (The vast majority of opinions in the meeting were in agreement.)
- Kết quả khảo sát cho thấy tuyệt đại đa số học sinh thích cách dạy này. (The survey results show that the overwhelming majority of students like this teaching method.)
Advanced Usage
- This phrase is formal and is often used in analytical, political, academic, or journalistic contexts to describe statistical findings, public opinion, or general consensus.
- It can be used as the subject or object of a sentence and is typically followed by "của" (of) to specify the group being referred to.
Variants and Related Words
- Đa số (noun phrase): majority. A more common and less emphatic term than "tuyệt đại đa số."
- Đa số mọi người đã có mặt. (The majority of people were present.)
- Phần lớn (noun phrase): the greater part, most. Similar to "đa số" but can sound slightly less formal.
- Phần lớn thời gian tôi ở nhà. (I am at home most of the time.)
Synonyms
- Overwhelming majority: A very large majority.
- Vast majority: An immense majority.
- Overwhelming preponderance: A great superiority in number or amount.
Related Idioms
- While "tuyệt đại đa số" itself is not an idiom, it functions as a fixed, emphatic noun phrase. A related concept is:
- Gần như tuyệt đối: almost absolute. This adverbial phrase can modify verbs or adjectives to express a near-total degree.
- Mọi người gần như tuyệt đối đồng ý. (People are in almost absolute agreement.)