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pre·pon·der·ate AHD[prĭ-pŏnʹdə-rāt'] D.J.[prɪˈpɒndəˌreɪt]K.K.[prɪˈpɑndəˌret]v.intr.(不及物动词)pre.pon.der.at.ed, pre.pon.der.at.ing, pre.pon.der.ates - To exceed something else in weight.比…重:在重量上超过某物
- 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"(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)AHD[-dər-ĭt] - Preponderant.占优势的
- Latin praeponderāre praeponderāt- 拉丁语 praeponderāre praeponderāt-
- prae- [pre-] prae- [前缀,表“先于”]
- ponderāre [to weigh] * see (s)pen- ponderāre [称] * 参见 (s)pen-
preponʹderately adv.(副词)prepon'deraʹtion n.(名词) |