
英:/'ˈmeɪnli/ 美:/'ˈmeɪnli/
主要地
高中,IELTS
adv. 主要地,大体上
I am mainly in charge of this department.
我主要负责这个部门。
The story told by the young man is mainly fictitious.
这个年轻人所讲的故事大部分是虚构的。
What is the news report mainly about?
这篇新闻大体上讲了什么?
The group is made up of mainly young people.
该团体主要由年轻人组成
Our company focuses mainly on exploring new and emerging markets
我们公司主要集中于开发新兴市场。
We entertain a lot of people, mainly my wife’s business associates.
我们招待很多朋友,大部分都是我妻子的合作伙伴。
Kim's parents are immigrants from South Korea, so they mainly speak Korean at home.
Kim的父母是韩国移民,所以他们在家里主要说韩语。
The composition of the atmosphere is mainly nitrogen and oxygen.
大气的成分主要是氮气和氧气。
I do, mainly questions concerning my duties and responsibilities. Do I need to contact clients every week?
有,主要是和我的职责相关的问题。我每周都需要和客户联系吗?
True. I mainly do self-studying. I'm always reading about industry developments and trends.
是的。我主要是自学。我经常阅读行业发展和趋势方面的内容。
Police work is mainly routine.
警察的工作主要都是按常规的。
They eat mainly fruit and nuts.
他们主要吃水果和坚果。
Small birds live mainly on insects.
小鸟主要靠食昆虫为生。
The people cultivate mainly rice and beans.
这里的人们主要种植稻子和豆类。
The committee is composed mainly of lawyers.
*********主要由律师组成。
adv.|basically/mostly/largely/primarily/chief;主要地,大体上
“mainly”是英语中常用的副词,表示“主要地”“大部分”,用于强调事物的核心部分或占据最大比例的情况。根据牛津英语词典,该词源于中古英语的“mainli”,由“main”(主要的)加副词后缀“-ly”构成,其核心语义聚焦于事物主体或关键部分。
在语法使用上,“mainly”通常位于动词前作状语,如“The team mainly focuses on innovation”(团队主要关注创新),也可置于句尾强调范围,如“Visitors come from Asia, mainly”(访客主要来自亚洲)。剑桥英语语法指南指出,该词常与表示原因或范围的短语搭配,例如“mainly due to...”或“mainly in coastal areas”。
权威语言学研究显示,“mainly”与“primarily”“chiefly”互为近义词,但存在细微差异:韦氏词典解释“mainly”侧重数量或程度上的主导地位,而“primarily”更强调时间顺序或重要性排序的优先性。在语料库统计中,该词在学术写作中的使用频率比日常口语高37%,常见于说明文、研究报告等强调数据分布的文体。
以下是关于单词mainly 的详细解释:
I don’t play golf, mainly because I’m no good at it.(我不打高尔夫球,主要是因为我不擅长)。
The stock market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly due to the lack of consensus.(股市丑闻持续发酵,主要是因缺乏共识)。
The staff were mainly Russian.(员工大部分是俄罗斯人)。
The hotel guests are mainly foreign tourists.(酒店客人主要是外国游客)。
She mainly reads books in the evening.(她主要在晚上读书)。
Mainly, the project focuses on environmental protection.(该项目主要关注环保)。
词汇 | 侧重点 | 例句 |
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mainly | 强调事物的核心部分或重要性,突出相对重要性。 | The economy mainly depends on agriculture.(经济主要依赖农业)。 |
chiefly | 侧重人或物在群体中的显著地位。 | The audience was chiefly composed of students.(观众主要是学生)。 |
mostly | 强调数量占多数(接近全部),而非重要性。 | The class is mostly girls.(班里几乎全是女生)。 |
primarily | 指事物本质或首要目的。 | This tool is primarily designed for professionals.(工具主要面向专业人士)。 |
The area’s economy is mainly based on fishing.(该地区经济主要依赖渔业)。
The population here is mainly elderly.(这里的人口以老年人为主)。
He mainly eats vegetarian food.(他主要吃素食)。
如需更多例句或专业解析,可参考英汉词典或相关语法资料。
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