prevalent
/ˈprevələnt/adjective
1- widespread in a particular area at a particular time流行的; 盛行的; 普遍的：
the social ills prevalent in society today.
当今社会盛行的社会弊病。
1.1
- archaic predominant; powerful〈古〉有权势的, 有权力的。
派生词
prevalence
nounprevalently
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin praevalent- 'having greater power'， from the verb praevalere （see PREVAIL）.