predominantly
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pre·dom·i·nant·ly /prɪˈdɒmənəntli $ -ˈdɑː-/ ●●○ AWL adverb MOSTmostly or mainly 绝大多数，主要地 The city’s population is predominantly Irish. 该城市的人口绝大多数是爱尔兰人。Examples from the Corpus
predominantly• Soho was predominantly a male environment: women, to be tolerated had to be either very beautiful, girlfriends or wives.• Our economy is predominantly capitalist.• The character Shylock is a Jew living in a predominantly Christian society.• These easterly areas cater predominantly for caravans, camping and chalets, offering the tourist many facilities and entertainment.• It is the first to be drawn predominantly from the left, with no fewer than nine ex-communists in the 21-member cabinet.• They also, to a greater or lesser extent, existed outside mainstream, predominantly male controlled, hierarchical structures.• As a civil engineer, Susan will be competing in a predominantly male profession.• a predominantly middle-class neighborhood• The compensatory financing was designed to give temporary support to countries facing short-term fluctuations in export earnings, predominantly primary producing nations.• The above discussion may give the impression that this is a predominantly quantitative study.• Price promotions are predominantly used by fast-moving consumer goods producers, especially in the grocery trade.• The best baseball was in the predominantly white neighborhoods.pre·dom·i·nant·ly adverbChineseSyllable
Corpus mostly or mainly
predominantly
pre‧dom‧i‧nant‧ly AC /prɪˈdɒmənəntli, prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli $ -ˈdɑː-/
adverbmostly or mainly:
The city’s population is predominantly Irish.
pre‧dom‧i‧nant‧ly AC /prɪˈdɒmənəntli, prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli $ -ˈdɑː-/
adverbmostly or mainly: Ways of saying 'in general' “通常” 的表达方式
◆ Women generally earn less than men.女人通常比男人挣钱少。 ◆ Generally speaking , jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.一般来说，传统上由妇女干的工作比传统上由男人干的工作报酬低。 ◆ In general /By and large , women do not earn as much as men.总的说来，女人不如男人挣钱多。 ◆ Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.有些工作仍然主要由女性做，比如护理和保洁。 ◆ Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.高层管理职位大多由男性担任。 ◆ Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.大多数高层管理职位通常由男性担任。 ◆ Women are, for the most part , still paid less than men.女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。 ◆ Economic and social factors are, to a large extent , responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.经济和社会因素在很大程度上导致女性集中于低报酬工作。
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