preponderance 详细解释

preponderance

[pri'pɔndərəns]

n.优势, 多数

词形变化

异体字: preponderancy |

词义辨析

同义参见:

majority  

英英释义

名词 preponderance:

superiority in power or influence

a superiority in numbers or amount

同义词:prevalence

exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight

补充

preponderancepreponderance英:[priˈpɔndərəns] 美:[prɪˈpɑndərəns]n.1.数量上的优势

例句

1. a preponderance of bright, middle-class children in one group一个小组中聪明的中产阶级家庭孩子在人数上的优势 2. Bath, with its preponderance of small businesses以小企业为主的巴斯地区 3. There is a definite preponderance of women among those who study English Literature.学习英语文学的人中女生占绝对多数。 4. the preponderance of women among older people.老人中占多数的妇女。 5. [count noun]a preponderance of lower-paid jobs.占多数的低酬活儿。 6. A preponderance of the evidence [=most of the evidence] shows that the accused is guilty.多数证据表明被告有罪。 7. The preponderance [=majority] of visitors to the museum are from outside the country.这家博物馆的大多数参观者来自国外。