【predominant音标】 英[prɪˈdɒmɪnənt] 美[prɪˈdɑːmɪnənt]
【单词释义】 predominant是什么意思:
adj.主要的,占主导地位的;显著的;明显的;占优势的,卓越的;最重要的;盛行的
[单词分级] 英语六级/考研词汇
【关联词/派生词】
predominantly adv. 主要地;多数情况下
predominance n. [U] (数量的)优势;主导地位;支配地位;霸业
【predominant形近词/近似词】
determinant n.决定性因素;决定条件
dominant adj.占主导地位;占优势的;首要的 n.[生]显性性状,显性基因
ruminant n.反刍动物;沉思默想的人 adj.反刍动物的;沉思默想的
【单词例句】
◇ Why did college become the predominant term for postsecondary education? And is there any difference between the two institutions?
为什么college成为指代中学后教育时普遍使用的术语?这两种机构之间有什么区别吗?
---- What's the difference between a college and a university?
◇ Since then scientists have come to learn that snowflakes can only form into 35 different shapes. Although scientists are also unsure why exactly the various shapes of snowflake form, they have identified eight predominant shapes, with each of these eight shapes having several different variations.
之后,科学家了解到雪花只会有35种不同形状的造型。虽然科学家也不清楚雪花会形成各种各样形状的准确原因,但是他们已经确定出了雪花的8种主要形状,这8种形状中的每一种又有几种不同的变化。