单词 | prepotent |
释义 | prepotent/prɪˈpəʊt(ə)nt /adjective 1Greater than others in power or influence.Frankly, the prepotent title he goes under isn't enough to lend his argument any legitimacy. 1.1(Of a breeding animal) showing great effectiveness in transmitting hereditary characteristics to its offspring.My observations have been that stud fee is usually a fixed number (in my experience about 50% of a typical pet puppy, although it may approach 100% for popular, prepotent sires. Derivativesprepotenceprepotency
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin praepotent- 'having greater power', from prae 'before, ahead' + posse 'be able'. |
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