pre·dom·in·ant·ly
adverb OPAL W
/prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/
/prɪˈdɑːmɪnəntli/
(also less frequent predominately
/prɪˈdɒmɪnətli/
/prɪˈdɑːmɪnətli/
)- mostly; mainly
主要地；多数情况下 - She works in a predominantly male environment.
她在一个男性居多的环境里工作。
Language Bank generallygenerallyWays of saying ‘in general’- Women generally earn less than men.
女人通常比男人挣钱少。
- Women generally earn less than men.
- Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.
一般来说，传统上由妇女干的工作比传统上由男人干的工作报酬低。
- Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men.
- In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men.
总的说来，女人不如男人挣钱多。
- In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men.
- Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.
有些工作仍然主要由女性做，比如护理和保洁。
- Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women.
- Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.
高层管理职位大多由男性担任。
- Senior management posts are predominantly held by men.
- Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.
大多数高层管理职位通常由男性担任。
- Most senior management posts tend to be held by men.
- Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men.
女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。
- Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men.
- Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.
经济和社会因素在很大程度上导致女性集中于低报酬工作。
- Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs.
Extra Examples- Local trade unionism was predominantly, though not exclusively, that of skilled workers.
当地工会主要是（但不完全是）技术工人的工会。 - Ours is a predominantly Buddhist country.
我国国民大多信奉佛教。 - The cattle are predominantly black.
牛主要是黑色的。 - The country's economy remains predominantly agricultural.
该国的经济仍然以农业为主。 - The firm has a predominantly female workforce.
该公司的员工以女性居多。 - The school is in a predominantly middle-class area.
学校位于中产阶级占主导地位的地区。 - The test shows whether you are predominantly left-brained or right-brained.
该测试显示您的左脑主导型还是右脑主导型。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPredominantly is used with these adjectives:- composed
- concerned
- conservative
- …
- She works in a predominantly male environment.