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.
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.
- 出售公司部分業務的目的是將公司重新定位為以商業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.
- 胚胎發育似乎主要受制于少數主導基因。
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》