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

• 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 economic system of the United States is principally one of private ownership.
  美国的经济体制主要是一种私有制。
• I think this is principally a moral issue, he says.
  我认为，这基本上是个道德问题，他表示。
• These are placing a heavy burden on their export and import-competing sectors, principally agriculture and manufacturing.
  这些压力正对上述国家的出口和进口竞争产业造成沉重的负担，尤其是对农业和制造业。
• 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。
• A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.
  一种黑色的胶状物质，全部或主要由无定型碳组成，用于制色素和墨。
• 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。
• 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。
• Our party was composed principally of Japanese and americans, with an admixture of hungarians.
  我们的聚会主要由日本人和美国人组成，外加一些匈牙利人。
• 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。