chiefly
UK/'tʃi:fli/US
TOEFLB1
Definitions
adv.
Mainly; principally; above all.
主要地，尤其。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedchiefhead; chief, principal
+
-lyin the manner of
=chiefly
chief (principal) + -ly (adverb) = principally, for the most part.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The delay was caused chiefly by bad weather.