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双解例句
小知识
If you’re talking about the most popular or common thing, call it predominant. If the predominant feeling in a neighborhood is that pizza is the best food, the result might be pizzerias being the predominant type of restaurant there.
The adjective predominant describes a person or thing with great power or influence, or something that is prevalent. It comes from the Latin prefix prae-, “before,” and dominari, “to rule.” For example, because so many people like hip-hop, it might be the predominant music heard at a school dance. And that neighborhood with all the pizzerias? Teenagers are the predominant customers, and pepperoni is the predominant topping.
实用短语
单词用法
词根词缀
词根: dom
1. =house,表示”屋,家”; 2. 表示”统治”
adj.
domestic 家里的;本国的;驯养的dom屋,家+estic表形容词→家里的→驯养的
dominant 有统治权的,占优势的,支配的domin=dom统治+ant→adj.有统治权的,占优势的,支配的
indomitable 坚强不屈的in不+dom统治+itable→不可统治的→不可征服的→坚强不屈的
predominant [over]占优势的;主要的,突出的pre在……前面+dominant支配的→adj.[over]占优势的;主要的,突出的
n.
domain 领土, 领地dom统治+ain表名词→统治的区域
dome 圆屋顶dom屋,家+e→n.圆屋顶
v.
domesticate 驯养[动物]domestic驯养的+ate表动词→v.驯养[动物]
dominate 支配,统治,控制;占优势dom统治+inate→v.支配,统治,控制;占优势
同义词辨析
这些形容词均含有”占优势的,支配其它的”之意。
- dominant: 强调权威。
- predominant: 侧重指影响与新近的优势。
- sovereign: 侧重指其他事物都从属于或低于它的。
同义词
同根词
词根:predominant
adv.predominantly主要地;显著地
n.predominance优势;卓越
predomination优势;卓越;支配
vi.predominate占主导(或支配)地位;占优势
vt.predominate支配,主宰;在…中占优势