more important, powerful or easy to notice than other things 首要的；佔支配地位的；佔優勢的；顯著的 The firm has achieved a dominant position in the world market. 這家公司在國際市場上佔有舉足輕重的地位。 The dominant feature of the room was the large fireplace. 這間屋子要數那個大壁爐最顯眼了。
Extra ExamplesBanks have a dominant role in most countries' economies. 銀行在大多數國家的經濟中佔據主導地位。 London is dominant within the UK economy. 倫敦在英國經濟中佔據主導地位。 No one group appears to be overwhelmingly dominant. 似乎沒有一個群體佔絕對優勢。 The state of the economy has been the dominant theme of the election. 經濟形勢已成爲選舉的重要主題。
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biology 生物 a dominant gene causes a person to have a particular physical characteristic, for example brown eyes, even if only one of their parents has passed on this gene （基因）顯性的，優勢的
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin dominant- ‘ruling, governing’, from the verb dominari, from dominus ‘lord, master’.