單詞
principally
英 ['pr?ns?p(?)l?]
美['pr?ns?pli]
基本信息
- adv. 主要地；大部分
CET6低頻詞
助記提示
1、prin- + cip- + -al + -ly.
2、字面含義：that takes first. => first in importance, principal, chief, "main, most important," of persons.
2、字面含義：that takes first. => first in importance, principal, chief, "main, most important," of persons.
中文詞源
principally 主要地，最重要地
來(lái)自principal,主要的，最重要的，-ly,副詞后綴。
英文詞源
- principally (adv.)
- mid-14c., "mostly, mainly; most importantly," from principal (adj.) + -ly (2). Late 14c. as "first of all." Meaning "for the most part" attested by 1832.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The book is aimed principally at beginners.
- 這本書(shū)主要是為初學(xué)者編寫(xiě)的。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. He had married her principally for the sake of her father's property.
- 他所以要娶她,主要是為了她父親的財(cái)產(chǎn).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. The sell-off is aimed at repositioning the company as a publisher principally of business information.
- 出售公司部分業(yè)務(wù)的目的是將公司重新定位為以商業(yè)信息類出版物為主的出版商。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
- 胚胎發(fā)育似乎主要受制于少數(shù)主導(dǎo)基因。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Our club was composed principally of students, with an admixture of young clerks.
- 我們的俱樂(lè)部主要由大學(xué)生組成, 外加一些年輕的職員.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
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