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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-derived
prebefore
+
ponderweight, heaviness
+
ancestate, quality
=preponderance

Common 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.

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