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单词 dominance
释义 dom·i·nance
\ˈdämənən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
1. : dominant position in an order of forcefulness : ascendancy
 < the sexes in chimpanzees are about as different from each other dimorphously as human sexes are, but dominance in the band may be by either sex — Weston La Barre >
 < in total, it would create a situation ultimately favorable to Soviet dominance in the world — Dean Acheson >
specifically : the relative position of an animal in the social hierarchy of its kind — compare peck order
2. : position or exercise of dominant authority, leadership, or influence
 < the dominance of government in the field of labor relations >
 < even boards of directors, the theoretical representatives of the stockholders, have more and more come under managerial dominanceFortune >
3. : dominant position in space
 < the dominance of the towers of the cathedral over the city >
4. : highest or superior prevalence : preponderance
 < on a continent where the rural life is predominant, Argentina is notable for the dominance of its big cities — P.E.James >
 < the area provides a dominance of effusive igneous rocks >
5.
 a. : the quality of one of a pair of alleles that suppresses the expression of the other member of the pair when both are present; also : the suppression so exerted
 b. : the influence or control over ecological communities exhibited by dominants
 c. : functional asymmetry between a pair of bodily structures
  < dominance of the right hand over the left in right-handedness >
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