principally

英 [ˈprɪnsəpli]

美 [ˈprɪnsəpli]

adv.  主要地

CET6

Collins.1 / BNC.5677 / COCA.10478

牛津词典

adv.

• 主要地
  mainly
  1. The book is aimed principally at beginners.
     这本书主要是为初学者编写的。
  2. No new power stations have been built, principally because of the cost.
     没有新建的发电站，主要是因为经费问题。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 主要地；首要地；最重要地
  Principallymeans more than anything else.
  1. This is principally because the major export markets are slowing...
     这主要是因为主要出口市场发展缓慢。
  2. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
     胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。

英英释义

adv

• for the most part
  1. he is mainly interested in butterflies
  Synonym:chieflyprimarilymainlyin the main

双语例句

• Causes of traffic accidents are principally related to person, the vehicle, the road, and the environment.
  交通事故的原因主要包括人、车辆、道路和环境因素。
• A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.
  一种黑色的胶状物质，全部或主要由无定型碳组成，用于制色素和墨。
• Our party was composed principally of Japanese and americans, with an admixture of hungarians.
  我们的聚会主要由日本人和美国人组成，外加一些匈牙利人。
• Until very recently, Australian company law was administered principally by the States rather than by the Commonwealth.
  直到最近，澳大利亚的公司法主要由州而不是由联邦来管理。
• The sell-off is aimed at repositioning the company as a publisher principally of business information
  出售公司部分业务的目的是将公司重新定位为以商业信息类出版物为主的出版商。
• Asian emerging economies principally China and India are expected to generate more than 60 per cent of that increase.
  亚洲新兴经济体（主要是中国和印度）对这一增幅的贡献预计将超过60%。
• This study is principally conducted to probe into the contents of Chinese culture in college English textbooks.
  本文主要调查大学英语教材中关于中国文化的内容成分。
• These trends are outweighing factors that had previously inhibited development, principally uncertain regulatory frameworks and enforcement.
  这些趋势已经超出了之前抑制发展的因素，主要是不确定的规章制度和执法。
• Knowledge and responsibilities for such issues reside principally in private sector or public institutions thought of as domestic.
  解决这些议题所需要的知识和责任，主要掌握在被认为属于国内机构的私人部门或公共机构手中。
• We had a lot of opportunities and they were thinking principally in defending.
  我们有很多机会，并且他们在保卫主要地认为。