predominantly

/prɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/ (bre, ipa) · /prɪˈdɑːmɪnəntli/ (ame, ipa) · /pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē -ˈdäm-nənt-/ (ame, mw)

predominantly — 副詞

1. so that one kind, group, or feature makes up clearly more of the whole than the

1.副詞C2
釋義

主要；大多

以某類居多，或集中於某面向

so that one kind, group, or feature makes up clearly more of the whole than the others do

例句

The crowd at the night market was predominantly local families with young children.

夜市裡的人大多是帶著年幼孩子的本地家庭。

pattern: predominantly + noun group

This year's nursing class was predominantly female at Kaohsiung Medical University.

今年高雄醫學大學的護理班，女生佔大多數。

collocation: predominantly female

同義詞
  • mostly

    is the plain everyday choice and sounds less formal

  • mainly

    often emphasizes the chief topic, reason, or activity

  • largely

    can mean to a great extent, not only by simple counting

  • primarily

    often suggests first importance or main purpose rather than majority

反義詞
  • equally

    shows that no single part is larger than the others

  • evenly

    stresses a balanced distribution across parts or groups

  • partly

    means only in some degree, not for the larger share

文法句型

predominantly + adjective

predominantly + noun group

predominantly in / on / among + phrase

用法筆記

Often placed before an adjective, a noun group, or a phrase with in, on, or among. More formal than mostly, and especially common in reports, academic writing, and descriptions of population, land, or data patterns.

常見錯誤

❌Women predominantly in the choir.
✅Women predominate in the choir.' / 'The choir is predominantly female.
💡predominantly is an adverb, so it cannot act as the main verb by itself.
❌The report predominantly about traffic.
✅The report was predominantly about traffic.
💡this adverb usually needs a verb such as be, focus, or consist before it.