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单词 preponderance
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Definition of preponderance in English:

preponderance

noun prɪˈpɒnd(ə)r(ə)nsprəˈpɑnd(ə)rəns
mass noun
  • The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.

    (数量、重要性等)优势,多数

    the preponderance of women among older people

    老人中占多数的妇女。

    count noun a preponderance of lower-paid jobs

    占多数的低酬活儿。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This preponderance of Asians, particularly in the vast numbers of Japanese tourists the city attracts, has left its marks on the cuisine.
    • He raised the possibility that this might have something to do with male preponderance at the very top of research science.
    • The preponderance of the evidence is that the effect is statistical clustering, nothing more.
    • The preponderance of shops nowadays is an unhappy sign of modern life.
    • Their apparent preponderance may be due to the fact that they have been the most commonly used corticosteroids.
    • This conclusion is supported by the great preponderance of informed commentary.
    • The preponderance of Latin terms seemed to serve two purposes.
    • The preponderance of scientific evidence supports the overriding similarities between men and women.
    • He also points to the troubling preponderance of women in teaching: there are now more women than men teaching in our secondary schools.
    • The preponderance of data came from experiments with temperate and coniferous trees.
    • Science proceeds on preponderance of evidence, not on finality.
    • By 1750 the Dutch Republic's decline was manifest and Britain had established its preponderance.
    • His preponderance of strength allowed him to perform several offensive operations in near parallel.
    • The preponderance of studies support the connection between newspaper content and circulation.
    • The preponderance of the available evidence indicates there was no attack.
    Synonyms
    prevalence, predominance, dominance
    bulk, majority, greater quantity, larger part, best/better part, main part, most, almost all, more than half, mass, weight, (main) body, lion's share, predominance, generality
    predominance, dominance, ascendancy, leadership, mastery, supremacy, control, sway, power
    advantage, upper hand, edge
    rare paramountcy

Definition of preponderance in US English:

preponderance

nounprəˈpänd(ə)rənsprəˈpɑnd(ə)rəns
  • The quality or fact of being greater in number, quantity, or importance.

    (数量、重要性等)优势,多数

    the preponderance of women among older people

    老人中占多数的妇女。

    forests with a preponderance of Apache pine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His preponderance of strength allowed him to perform several offensive operations in near parallel.
    • The preponderance of studies support the connection between newspaper content and circulation.
    • This preponderance of Asians, particularly in the vast numbers of Japanese tourists the city attracts, has left its marks on the cuisine.
    • The preponderance of the available evidence indicates there was no attack.
    • By 1750 the Dutch Republic's decline was manifest and Britain had established its preponderance.
    • The preponderance of the evidence is that the effect is statistical clustering, nothing more.
    • Science proceeds on preponderance of evidence, not on finality.
    • The preponderance of Latin terms seemed to serve two purposes.
    • The preponderance of data came from experiments with temperate and coniferous trees.
    • The preponderance of shops nowadays is an unhappy sign of modern life.
    • He also points to the troubling preponderance of women in teaching: there are now more women than men teaching in our secondary schools.
    • Their apparent preponderance may be due to the fact that they have been the most commonly used corticosteroids.
    • He raised the possibility that this might have something to do with male preponderance at the very top of research science.
    • This conclusion is supported by the great preponderance of informed commentary.
    • The preponderance of scientific evidence supports the overriding similarities between men and women.
    Synonyms
    prevalence, predominance, dominance
    bulk, majority, greater quantity, larger part, best part, better part, main part, most, almost all, more than half, mass, weight, body, main body, lion's share, predominance, generality
    predominance, dominance, ascendancy, leadership, mastery, supremacy, control, sway, power
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