英:[prɪˈpɒndərəns]
美:[prɪˈpɑndərəns]
英:[prɪˈpɒndərəns]
美:[prɪˈpɑndərəns]
pre·pon·der·ance
pr pan d rns
词根:preponderant
adj.preponderant 占优势的;突出的;压倒性的
adv.preponderantly 占优势地,多数地
vi.preponderate (在重量、数量、力量等方面)占优势
vt.preponderate 胜过;压倒
Noun
1. superiority in power or influence;
"the preponderance of good over evil"
"the preponderance of wealth and power"
2. a superiority in numbers or amount;
"there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons"
3. exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight;
"the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
1680年代,“更重,超过重量的事实”,源自拉丁语 praeponderans,是 praeponderare 的现在分词,意为“使更重”(见 preponderate)。 “更重要”的意义来自1780年; “更多的数量”来自1845年。 相关: Preponderancy。
占优势
重量过重
The first known use of preponderance was in 1681
preponderancenoun
a greater quantity, number, weight, or importance
the preponderance of evidence suggests that the accused is guilty
1 The Dipylidium caninum , Ancylostoma and Toxocara canis are preponderance and the major object in repelling worm.
检出优势种为犬复孔绦虫,犬钩虫, 犬弓首蛔虫,是驱虫的主要对象.
2 Reviewing 25 leading news websites, we discovered a preponderance of small banner ads on homepages.
观察了25家领先新闻站点后发现, 小Banner广告在首页上受到重用.
3 not since Rome in its glory days had a nation enjoyed such overwhelming military preponderance
4 Finally, the preponderance of broadcast interviews were from the golden triangle of the south-east, London, Oxford and Cambridge, with only Edinburgh getting a look in from outside.
5 Italian food was also considered more affordable and not as high falutin as other cuisines, which also helps in its preponderance and the continued openings of so many establishments throughout the 1900s.
6 Despite its uncommercial subject matter, it's got Plan B into the charts: the preponderance of good tunes suggests it might well repeat the trick.
7 The old standard, “clear and convincing evidence”, became a “preponderance of evidence”.
8 One party possesses the preponderance of power in the relationship; the other lacks sovereignty — it is in fact negotiating for its sovereignty with another, sovereign entity.
9 As men go, Dean represents anything but the feckless, workshy, parenting-averse man whom sociologists now blame for the preponderance of single mothers.
10 Hence, I suspect, the preponderance of biographies for children published to coincide with Black History Month.
11 You could pay attention to the preponderance of floor work, to the tendency for limbs to bend like a folding puzzle, or to more general concepts like the effect of unison or percussive sound.
12 The preponderance of the soldier vote was for Lincoln that year.
13 His preferred shape was the circle, which he felt was nature’s most resilient form; hence the preponderance of yurts in his oeuvre.
14 The astounding success of Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte, and the preponderance of pumpkin spice everything else that has come in its wake, attests to that.
15 Eight percent of respondents — the preponderance of them politically conservative — think that news media that they distrust are trying to ruin the country.
16 Try to understand what motivates views that don’t jibe with the preponderance of the evidence.
17 It is to be achieved either by gradually acquiring more and more territory and so building up an overwhelming preponderance of power, or by the discovery of some new and unanswerable weapon.
18 A glance around “Home, History and Nation” reveals a preponderance of three-dimensional art, photography and video.
19 She is a smart lawyer, he a clod who spouts unfashionable opinions, especially about gay people and the preponderance of gay themes in the theater.
20 a preponderance of the evidence points to the guilt of the defendant
1 主体
2 绝大多数
3 重量胜过
4 优越
banner advantaged superiorly surpassingly mastery dominance superiority ascendant ascendancy transcendence ascendency ascendance important signal supereminent excellence palm distinction bulge precedence predominance exceptionality gree precedency preponderancy exceptional exceptionable high-tone meliority superior
5 多数
majority plural preponderant preponderantly plurality mass multiple herd horde embarrassment barrelful
6 优势
dominant predominant ascendant preponderant start might lead advantage edge mastery dominance domination superiority vantage ascendancy predominance ascendency ascendance ascendence predomination prepotency a point of vantage vantage ground upper hand high ground good point plus odds place a head start the whip hand asset bulge supremacy one benefit positive strength cutting edge strong superior ruling prevalent regnant prepotent overweight prevalence hank overhand vigour prepotence preponderancy deadwood whip hand superior numbers hypertonic draw balance majority niche odds-on