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单词 preponderate
释义

preponderate

/prɪˈpɒndəreɪt /
verb [no object]
Be greater in number, influence, or importance: the advantages preponderate over this apparent disadvantage...
  • In 1845 a Russian investigator disguised as a Kazakh visited Tarbagatai in Xinjiang and confirmed that British goods preponderated there among imported manufactures.
  • In Tosches's swanky new Tribeca pad, wood preponderates, wood of differing darkness and grains.
  • In business, a single objective preponderates: making money.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'weigh more, have greater intellectual weight'): from Latin praeponderat- 'of greater weight', from the verb praeponderare, from prae 'before' + ponderare 'weigh, consider'.

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