preponderance
英 [pr?'p?nd(?)r(?)ns]
美[pr?'pɑnd?r?ns]
- n. 優勢；多數；占優勢
暢通詞匯TOEFL
英文詞源
- preponderance (n.)
- 1680s, "greater weight," from Latin praeponderans, present participle of praeponderare "make heavier" (see preponderate). Sense of "greater importance" is from 1780; that of "greater number" is from 1845.
雙語例句
- 1. There is a preponderance of tiger in the forest.
- 森林里老虎數量最多.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. There is not sufficient preponderance over enemy in the front line.
- 在前線,我們對于敵人并沒有顯著的優勢.
來自辭典例句
- 3. This preponderance of military spending all ten years of Obama's medium - term scenario.
- 這種軍費開支的權重優勢貫穿奧巴馬的中期十年.
來自互聯網
- 4. The least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale.
- 給任何一個盤子增加最微小的重量都會使天平失去平衡.
來自互聯網
- 5. There is a preponderance of hot days inand August.
- 八月份以炎熱的天氣為主.
來自互聯網