英语词汇“predominant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

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.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

predominate / predominant

If you win an election by a 3:1 margin, are you the predominant winner or the predominate winner?

Predominate is a verb meaning to prevail, to have greater importance or quantity. You can easily see the root word: dominate, to command over. Its history is uncertain, but it was probably borrowed from Medieval Latin's predominare.

Queens and Staten Island, where single-family homes predominate, actually saw their first upticks in years.

Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, winds from westerly directions predominate.

They gave an insight into the ethos that predominates at top English clubs.

Predominant is a derivative of predominate and, by extension, dominate. Predominant, however, is an adjective describing something or someone with the greatest importance, influence, or power. It can also be used to describe something that is most common.

The fancy shovels that didn't really cost that much were an example of the predominant theme of Monday's ceremony.

Just as in years past, steel was the predominant material at this year's NAHBS.

Such direct calls for regime change may not represent the predominant public opinion in Syria.

The trick is not to use predominate as an adjective, as some less-observant language users are wont to do. It's often labeled as a needless variant by usage manuals and dictionaries. Garner's Modern American Usage notes that the usage of predominate as an adjective is at stage 3 of language change: "the form is commonplace even among many well-educated people but is still avoided in careful usage." Your best bet is to reserve predominate as a verb and predominant as an adjective.

WORD FAMILY

predominant: predominantly

USAGE EXAMPLES

Guys — the things they like and the ways they behave — are its predominant subjects.

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

Balinese Hinduism, the predominant religion there, shapes much of the island’s life and culture with thousands of temples and shrines.

Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016)

The corridors of the lab were lined with newspaper pictures of the black-and-white striped mosquito Aedes aegypti, the predominant carrier of Zika.

The New Yorker(Aug 15, 2016)

1adj having superior power and influence

the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism

Syn

overriding, paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderating
dominant

exercising influence or control

2adj most frequent or common

Syn

dominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife
frequent

coming at short intervals or habitually

单词	predominant
释义	predominant (once / 1252 pages) adj 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. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS predominate / predominant If you win an election by a 3:1 margin, are you the predominant winner or the predominate winner? Predominate is a verb meaning to prevail, to have greater importance or quantity. You can easily see the root word: dominate, to command over. Its history is uncertain, but it was probably borrowed from Medieval Latin's predominare. Queens and Staten Island, where single-family homes predominate, actually saw their first upticks in years. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, winds from westerly directions predominate. They gave an insight into the ethos that predominates at top English clubs. Predominant is a derivative of predominate and, by extension, dominate. Predominant, however, is an adjective describing something or someone with the greatest importance, influence, or power. It can also be used to describe something that is most common. The fancy shovels that didn't really cost that much were an example of the predominant theme of Monday's ceremony. Just as in years past, steel was the predominant material at this year's NAHBS. Such direct calls for regime change may not represent the predominant public opinion in Syria. The trick is not to use predominate as an adjective, as some less-observant language users are wont to do. It's often labeled as a needless variant by usage manuals and dictionaries. Garner's Modern American Usage notes that the usage of predominate as an adjective is at stage 3 of language change: "the form is commonplace even among many well-educated people but is still avoided in careful usage." Your best bet is to reserve predominate as a verb and predominant as an adjective. WORD FAMILY predominant: predominantly USAGE EXAMPLES Guys — the things they like and the ways they behave — are its predominant subjects. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Balinese Hinduism, the predominant religion there, shapes much of the island’s life and culture with thousands of temples and shrines. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) The corridors of the lab were lined with newspaper pictures of the black-and-white striped mosquito Aedes aegypti, the predominant carrier of Zika. The New Yorker(Aug 15, 2016) 1adj having superior power and influence the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism Syn overriding, paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderating dominant exercising influence or control 2adj most frequent or common Syn dominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife frequent coming at short intervals or habitually
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