primarily
英[praɪ'merəli]
美[praɪ'merəli]
- adv. 主要地；起初地
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详细释义
- 主要地,首要地; 本来 mainly; chiefly
adv. (副词)
英英释义
Adverb:
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for the most part;
"he is mainly interested in butterflies"
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of primary import;
"this is primarily a question of economics"
"it was in the first place a local matter"
双语例句
- 1. Investment remains tiny primarily because of the exorbitant cost of land.
- 投资仍然微乎其微，主要原因在于土地成本过高。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat.
- 人体主要是由骨骼、肌肉和脂肪构成。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal life-style.
- 社会等级制度主要是通过个人生活方式赢得的社会荣誉来确定。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Many remedies effective in joint disease are primarily diuretic.
- 许多对关节病有效的药品主要含有利尿成分。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Her wardrobe consists primarily of huge cashmere sweaters and tiny Italian sandals.
- 她的衣物主要是宽大的开司米毛衣和小巧的意大利凉鞋。
来自柯林斯例句
- Most linguists would say they were concerned primarily with the structure of languages.
大多数语言学家都会说，他们主要研究各种语言的结构。 - He is primarily liable for his debt.
他对债务负主要责任或他是主要债务人。 - This building was primarily intended to be a dinning hall.
这座建筑原来是打算用作餐厅的。 - Primarily a teacher, she later became a writer.
她原先是教师，后来成了作家。
用作副词 (adv.)
- I am primarily interested in history.
我主要对历史感兴趣。 - This building was primarily intended to be an assembly hall.
这个建筑物最初准备作为一个会议厅。 - He was many things, but he was primarily a general.
他身兼多职,但首先他是一位将军。 - Study is the matter of primarily importance.
学习是头等重要的事。
用作副词 (adv.)
用法讲解
- mainly，chiefly，greatly，largely，mostly，primarily，principally，generally
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- 这些副词均可表示“主要地、大量地”之意。
- mainly指主要部分，突出在一系列事物中的相对重要性。
- chiefly侧重某人或某物在众多的人或物中占主要和显著地位。
- greatly通常强调程度的高。
- largely着重范围或分量大大超过别的成分。
- mostly强调数量占多半，近乎全部。
- primarily侧重基本地，首要地。
- principally侧重居首要地位。
- generally通常强调普遍性。
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