chief·ly
adverb/ˈtʃiːfli/
/ˈtʃiːfli/
- not completely, but as a most important part
主要地；首要地 - We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.
我们主要关心的是提高教育水平。 - He's travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia.
他游历了许多地方，主要在非洲和亚洲。
Extra Examples- It is for his goalscoring exploits that fans chiefly remember him.
球迷们主要记住他的是他的进球功绩。 - Most American firms borrowed chiefly from banks.
大多数美国公司主要从银行借款。 - The dollar finished the day lower, chiefly because of expectations of a cut in US interest rates.
美元当天收低，主要是由于美国降息的预期。 - The following chapter is chiefly concerned with answering these questions.
下一章主要是回答这些问题。 - The scientists cannot be held solely or even chiefly to blame.
责任不能完全甚至主要由科学家来承担。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryChiefly is used with these adjectives:- composed
- concerned
- interested
- …
- We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.