英语单词

dominant是什么意思

dominant

英 ['dɒmɪnənt] 美 ['dɑmɪnənt]
  • adj. 显性的;占优势的;支配的,统治的
  • n. 显性

助记提示


1、domin- + -ant.
2、=> rule, dominate, govern, control.
3、很显然,显性的都是处于主导、支配地位的。

英文词源


dominant (adj.)
mid-15c., from Middle French dominant (13c.), from Latin dominantem (nominative dominans), present participle of dominari (see domination). Music sense is from 1819. Sexual bondage sense by c. 1960. The noun is first recorded 1819, earliest in the musical sense.

双语例句


1. Japan is Asia's dominant supplier of imports and technology.
日本是亚洲进口货物和技术的最大供应国。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I remember her being a dominant figure.
我记得她是一个举足轻重的人物。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The firm has achieved a dominant position in the world market.
这家公司在国际市场上占有举足轻重的地位。

来自《权威词典》

4. The British were formerly dominant in India.
英国人从前统治印度.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. That peak is dominant over all other hills.
那个山峰俯瞰群山.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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