| 单词 | preponderate |
| 释义 | preponderate[pri'pɒndəreit]vi. 占优势, 主宰 preponderate pre.pon.der.ate AHD: [pr¹-p¼n“d…-r³t”] D.J. [pr!6pKnd*7re!t]K.K. [pr!6p$nd*7ret]AHD: [-d…r-¹t] v.intr.（不及物动词） pre.pon.der.at.ed,pre.pon.der.at.ing,pre.pon.der.ates 1. To exceed something else in weight.比…重：在重量上超过某物2. To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate:主宰：在权力、力量、数量或重要性上比其他大的；占优势的：“In balancing his faults with his perfections, the latter seemed rather to preponderate”(&b{Henry Fielding})“平衡他的缺陷与才艺，后者相对说来似乎是主要的”(亨利·菲尔丁)adj.（形容词）Preponderant.占优势的语源:1. Latin praeponder³re praeponder³t- 拉丁语 praeponder³re praeponder³t- 2. prae- [pre-] prae- [前缀，表“先于”] 3. ponder³re [to weigh] * see (s)pen- ponder³re [称] *参见 (s)pen- 继承用法:prepon“derately adv.（副词）prepon”dera“tion n.（名词） |
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