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- most important, powerful, or influential最重要的; 最强大的; 最有影响的：
they are now in an even more dominant position in the market.
他们现在在市场上处于一个更加主导性的地位。
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- (of a high place or object) overlooking others（高处, 高处物体）居高临下的。
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- Genetics relating to or denoting heritable characteristics which are controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring even when inherited from only one parent【遗传】显性的。常与RECESSIVE相对。
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- Ecology denoting the predominant species in a plant (or animal) community【生态】（动、植物群落中的物种）优势的。
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- in decision theory, (of a choice) at least as good as the alternatives in all circumstances, and better in some（决策论中的选择）最佳的, 最好的; （在某些情况下）较好的：
holding back is here a dominant strategy.
按兵不动是当前最好的策略。
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- a dominant thing, in particular占优势的事物, 尤指：
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- Genetics a dominant trait or gene【遗传】显性性状; 显性基因。
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- Ecology a dominant species in a plant (or animal) community【生态】（动、植物群落中的）优势种。
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- Music the fifth note of the diatonic scale of any key, or the key based on this, considered in relation to the key of the tonic【乐】属音, 音阶第五音。
派生词
dominantly
adverb词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dominant- 'ruling， governing'， from the verb dominari （see DOMINATE）.