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

• This is a very serious question; we all want security, both physical and principally, psychological.
  这是一个非常严肃的问题。我们都想要安全，无论是身体上还是心理上，情感上。
• 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。
• All evaporators are principally comprised of the same components.
  所有的蒸发器基本上都是由同样的生产组件构成。
• You wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from human relationships.
  如果你认为人生的快乐主要来自人际关系，那你就错了。
• English developed into several major dialects spoken principally on most of the island of England.
  英语发展成英格兰岛上绝大地区所说的数种主要方言。
• Nonspecific cellular defense mechanisms in the lung rest principally on epithelial cell elements and several types of phagocytic cell.
  肺中非特异性细胞防御机理主要在于表皮细胞和几种有吞噬作用的细胞。
• The New Multilateralism will still depend principally on national leadership and cooperation.
  新多边体系的建立仍将主要取决于各国领导层及其合作。国家举足轻重。
• 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。
• 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%。