predominantly
adverbmostly; mainly 主要地；多数情况下 Language Bank generallygenerallyWays of saying ‘in general’ “通常” 的表达方式 Women generally earn less than men. 女人通常比男人挣钱少。
Generally speaking, jobs traditionally done by women are paid at a lower rate than those traditionally done by men. 一般来说，传统上由妇女干的工作比传统上由男人干的工作报酬低。
In general/By and large, women do not earn as much as men. 总的说来，女人不如男人挣钱多。
Certain jobs, like nursing and cleaning, are still mainly carried out by women. 有些工作仍然主要由女性做，比如护理和保洁。
Senior management posts are predominantly held by men. 高层管理职位大多由男性担任。
Most senior management posts tend to be held by men. 大多数高层管理职位通常由男性担任。
Women are, for the most part, still paid less than men. 女人的薪水多半仍比男人低。
Economic and social factors are, to a large extent, responsible for women being concentrated in low-paid jobs. 经济和社会因素在很大程度上导致女性集中于低报酬工作。
Extra ExamplesLocal trade unionism was predominantly, though not exclusively, that of skilled workers. 当地工会主要是技术工人的工会，尽管不是唯一的工会。 Ours is a predominantly Buddhist country. 我国国民大多信奉佛教。 The cattle are predominantly black. 这些牛主要是黑色的。 The country's economy remains predominantly agricultural. 该国的经济仍然以农业为主。 The firm has a predominantly female workforce. 该公司的员工以女性居多。 The school is in a predominantly middle-class area. 这所学校位于中产阶级占主导地位的地区。 The test shows whether you are predominantly left-brained or right-brained. 测试显示你是左脑为主还是右脑为主。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPredominantly is used with these adjectives:- composed
- concerned
- conservative
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