prevalent
UK/'prev(ə)l(ə)nt/US/'prevәlәnt/
IELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Widespread; common in a particular area or at a particular time
普遍的，流行的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom prevail: what prevails (wins out) becomes prevalent (dominant, widespread). The 'winning' idea fades into 'the common one' — whatever has spread most.
Root val still carries 48 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.become prevalent变得普遍
- 2.increasingly prevalent日益普遍
- 3.widely prevalent广泛流行
- 4.prevalent among在……中普遍
Example Sentences
- 1.
Smartphones are now prevalent among young children.
- 2.
This belief was prevalent in the nineteenth century.
Synonym Comparison
- prevalent — widespread and common, neutral
- common — the plainest word for frequently occurring
- widespread — spread over a large area or many people
- rife — widespread, usually of something bad (crime was rife)
- pervasive — spreading through every part, often subtly