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

• 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。
• This is a very serious question; we all want security, both physical and principally, psychological.
  这是一个非常严肃的问题。我们都想要安全，无论是身体上还是心理上，情感上。
• Prior to1990, he worked in international natural resource management, principally in Africa and South Asia.
  在1990之前，他主要在非洲、南亚从事国际自然资源管理工作。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The programme of such a government must principally provide for: first, resistance to foreign aggression;
  这个政府的主要纲领，必须：第一，是能够抵抗外侮的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Until very recently, Australian company law was administered principally by the States rather than by the Commonwealth.
  直到最近，澳大利亚的公司法主要由州而不是由联邦来管理。