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

• English developed into several major dialects spoken principally on most of the island of England.
  英语发展成英格兰岛上绝大地区所说的数种主要方言。
• We had a lot of opportunities and they were thinking principally in defending.
  我们有很多机会，并且他们在保卫主要地认为。
• Although he's a lawyer, he's principally employed in controlling a large business.
  他虽然是个律师，但他主要是受聘管理一家大企业。
• The New Multilateralism will still depend principally on national leadership and cooperation.
  新多边体系的建立仍将主要取决于各国领导层及其合作。国家举足轻重。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This study is principally conducted to probe into the contents of Chinese culture in college English textbooks.
  本文主要调查大学英语教材中关于中国文化的内容成分。
• Asian emerging economies principally China and India are expected to generate more than 60 per cent of that increase.
  亚洲新兴经济体（主要是中国和印度）对这一增幅的贡献预计将超过60%。
• Causes of traffic accidents are principally related to person, the vehicle, the road, and the environment.
  交通事故的原因主要包括人、车辆、道路和环境因素。