majority/mə'ʤɒrətɪ $ -'ʤɔːr-/

n. most of the people or things in a particular group

n. 大部分，大多数：[the majority + v. 单/复] The majority was(或were) against this plan. 大多数人反对这个计划。

◇[the majority of +可数名词复数+ v. 复] The majority of (the) students (=most of the students) are from China. 大部分学生来自中国。

构词major + -ity

音组-ority/-'ɒrətɪ $ -'ɔːr-/

authority; majority; minority

常犯错误

✗ The majority of the forest was destroyed.

✓ Most of the forest was destroyed. 这片森林的大部分都被毁了。

[✌the majority只指可数名词复数]

用法the majority后面没有of短语时，谓语动词用单数或复数；有“of + 可数名词复数”时，谓语动词用复数。