preponderate
/prɪˈpɒndəreɪt/verb
no obj.
- be greater in number, influence, or importance（数量, 影响, 重要性）占优势; 主宰：
the advantages preponderate over this apparent disadvantage.
有利因素远胜过这一明显的不利因素。
词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'weigh more， have greater intellectual weight'）： from Latin praeponderat- 'of greater weight'， from the verb praeponderare, from prae 'before'+ponderare 'weigh， consider'.