| 释义 |
pre·po·tent
\-tənt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin praepotent-, praepotens, present participle of praeposse to be more powerful, from prae- pre- + posse to be able — more at potent
1.
a. : having exceptional power, authority, or influence : preeminent
< had long been prepotent as an influence in taste and practice — F.R.Leavis >
b. : exceeding others in power : superior
< the soul may be seen as prepotent over mere things — Weston La Barre >
2. : exhibiting genetic prepotency : dominant
3. : having priority over other response tendencies especially by virtue of maturational primacy, recentness of emission or evocation, repetition with positive reinforcement, or greater motivational charge
< the prepotent response is that with the greatest immediately effective habit strength >
• pre·po·tent·ly adverb |