| 单词 | prevailing |
| 释义 | prevailing (once / 657 pages) adj Something that is prevalent or most common can be described as prevailing. The prevailing opinion in your family might be that your cousin Bob who sleeps in his closet is certifiably insane. The adjective prevailing comes from the Latin words prae, meaning before, and valere, meaning to be strong or have power. The English word maintains that sense of strength and predominance. If you live a couple of miles north of a pig farm, and the weatherman says that the prevailing winds will be from the south and gusty, it's probably a good day to keep your windows closed. WORD FAMILYprevailing: prevailingly+/prevail: prevailed, prevailing, prevails, prevalence, prevalent/prevalent: prevalently USAGE EXAMPLESAt least the one the following season was closer, Dallas prevailing 30-13. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Political and social conservatism, shot through with a panic about a disease that neither leader seemed eager to even acknowledge, was the prevailing mood. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) His vehicle for this lofty goal is a new satellite design that he says is smaller and cheaper than prevailing models. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) adj most frequent or common prevailing winds Syn dominant, predominant, prevalent, rife frequent coming at short intervals or habitually |
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