preponderance
🇬🇧 UK/pri'pɒndәrәns/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
The quality of being greater in number, quantity, power or importance; a majority or dominant part.
优势,多数,主导地位
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.preponderance of evidence证据优势
- 2.preponderance of opinion主流意见
- 3.[clear preponderance]明显优势
- 4.by a preponderance以多数之势
Example Sentences
- 1.
A preponderance of evidence suggests that the defendant was present at the scene.
- 2.
The preponderance of women in the nursing profession reflects historical trends.