predominantly
UK/prɪ'dɒmɪnəntlɪ/US
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Definitions
adv.
Mainly; for the most part.
主要地，大部分地。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpre-before
+
-antperforming, being in a state
+
-lyin the manner of
=predominantly
Adverb of predominant (pre- "above" + dominant "ruling") = "in a way that rules over the rest," i.e., mostly.
Root dom still carries 40 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.predominantly white以白人为主
- 2.predominantly rural以农村为主
- 3.predominantly male以男性为主
Example Sentences
- 1.
The neighborhood is predominantly residential.
- 2.
The audience was predominantly young.