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单词 predominance
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Definition of predominance in English:

predominance

noun prɪˈdɒmɪnənsprəˈdɑmənəns
mass noun
  • 1The state or condition of being greater in number or amount.

    (数量等的)优势;普遍;显著

    the predominance of women in such professions as social work and nursing
    in singular churches with a predominance of African-American members
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The predominance of females in the patients with a chronic cough is as one may expect.
    • The study area is characterized by the predominance of dry pastures and cereal crops.
    • Despite the predominance of female teachers, administrative positions are held predominantly by men.
    • The reason for the predominance of females in those with this lesion is not known.
    • The predominance of men in physics remains a puzzle.
    • Irritable bowel syndrome affects 10% of adults, with unexplained female predominance.
    • There is an overwhelming predominance of female images in prehistoric art.
    • Nasdaq, with its predominance of young technology companies, is typically one of the world's most volatile markets.
    • The predominance of non-indigenous varieties of trees as avenue trees in the city is a fact that tree-lovers have highlighted.
    Synonyms
    prevalence, dominance, greater number/amount, preponderance, majority, bulk
    rare predomination
    1. 1.1 The possession or exertion of control or power.
      主导地位;支配地位
      Hollywood's continued predominance in the international film market
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The ongoing and increasing predominance of English in world culture and commerce will continue to provide many advantages to Britain in many arenas.
      • It would be easier to disband this group once the majority is assured of its predominance, but not before that.
      • If these problems remain unacknowledged and unaddressed, the country may lose its predominance and endanger its security.
      • The world has become too large and complex to accept the predominance of one power.
      • The country has always used its economic and military predominance to exert its influence at the Pacific Island Forum.
      • Spain's Philip II believed that control of the gold of Peru and silver of Mexico would guarantee his nation's predominance in Europe.
      • Men's predominance in income-earning activities and greater income were translated into greater control over household decision making.
      • In England, it remained distinctively regional, and was particularly associated with areas of Puritan activism and social predominance like Essex.
      Synonyms
      supremacy, mastery, control, power, ascendancy, dominance, sway, pre-eminence, superiority, leadership, hegemony, sovereignty
      upper hand, edge
      rare predomination, paramountcy, prepotence, prepotency, prepollency

Definition of predominance in US English:

predominance

nounprəˈdämənənsprəˈdɑmənəns
  • 1The state or condition of being greater in number or amount.

    (数量等的)优势;普遍;显著

    the predominance of English language materials on the Web
    in singular there is a predominance of female teachers

    女教师占多数。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The study area is characterized by the predominance of dry pastures and cereal crops.
    • There is an overwhelming predominance of female images in prehistoric art.
    • The predominance of men in physics remains a puzzle.
    • Despite the predominance of female teachers, administrative positions are held predominantly by men.
    • Irritable bowel syndrome affects 10% of adults, with unexplained female predominance.
    • Nasdaq, with its predominance of young technology companies, is typically one of the world's most volatile markets.
    • The reason for the predominance of females in those with this lesion is not known.
    • The predominance of females in the patients with a chronic cough is as one may expect.
    • The predominance of non-indigenous varieties of trees as avenue trees in the city is a fact that tree-lovers have highlighted.
    Synonyms
    prevalence, dominance, greater amount, greater number, preponderance, majority, bulk
    1. 1.1 The possession or exertion of control or power.
      主导地位;支配地位
      the American predominance at sea
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Spain's Philip II believed that control of the gold of Peru and silver of Mexico would guarantee his nation's predominance in Europe.
      • It would be easier to disband this group once the majority is assured of its predominance, but not before that.
      • The ongoing and increasing predominance of English in world culture and commerce will continue to provide many advantages to Britain in many arenas.
      • The country has always used its economic and military predominance to exert its influence at the Pacific Island Forum.
      • If these problems remain unacknowledged and unaddressed, the country may lose its predominance and endanger its security.
      • In England, it remained distinctively regional, and was particularly associated with areas of Puritan activism and social predominance like Essex.
      • The world has become too large and complex to accept the predominance of one power.
      • Men's predominance in income-earning activities and greater income were translated into greater control over household decision making.
      Synonyms
      supremacy, mastery, control, power, ascendancy, dominance, sway, pre-eminence, superiority, leadership, hegemony, sovereignty
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