principally
英 ['pr?ns?p(?)l?]
美['pr?ns?pli]
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The book is aimed principally at beginners.
- 這本書主要是為初學者編寫的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 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產(chǎn).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 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)主導基因。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Our club was composed principally of students, with an admixture of young clerks.
- 我們的俱樂部主要由大學生組成, 外加一些年輕的職員.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》