| 释义 |
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） |