
英:/'ˈmeɪnli/ 美:/'ˈmeɪnli/
主要地
高中,IELTS
adv. 主要地,大體上
I am mainly in charge of this department.
我主要負責這個部門。
The story told by the young man is mainly fictitious.
這個年輕人所講的故事大部分是虛構的。
What is the news report mainly about?
這篇新聞大體上講了什麼?
The group is made up of mainly young people.
該團體主要由年輕人組成
Our company focuses mainly on exploring new and emerging markets
我們公司主要集中于開發新興市場。
We entertain a lot of people, mainly my wife’s business associates.
我們招待很多朋友,大部分都是我妻子的合作夥伴。
Kim's parents are immigrants from South Korea, so they mainly speak Korean at home.
Kim的父母是韓國移民,所以他們在家裡主要說韓語。
The composition of the atmosphere is mainly nitrogen and oxygen.
大氣的成分主要是氮氣和氧氣。
I do, mainly questions concerning my duties and responsibilities. Do I need to contact clients every week?
有,主要是和我的職責相關的問題。我每周都需要和客戶聯繫嗎?
True. I mainly do self-studying. I'm always reading about industry developments and trends.
是的。我主要是自學。我經常閱讀行業發展和趨勢方面的内容。
Police work is mainly routine.
警察的工作主要都是按常規的。
They eat mainly fruit and nuts.
他們主要吃水果和堅果。
Small birds live mainly on insects.
小鳥主要靠食昆蟲為生。
The people cultivate mainly rice and beans.
這裡的人們主要種植稻子和豆類。
The committee is composed mainly of lawyers.
*********主要由律師組成。
adv.|basically/mostly/largely/primarily/chief;主要地,大體上
“mainly”是英語中常用的副詞,表示“主要地”“大部分”,用于強調事物的核心部分或占據最大比例的情況。根據牛津英語詞典,該詞源于中古英語的“mainli”,由“main”(主要的)加副詞後綴“-ly”構成,其核心語義聚焦于事物主體或關鍵部分。
在語法使用上,“mainly”通常位于動詞前作狀語,如“The team mainly focuses on innovation”(團隊主要關注創新),也可置于句尾強調範圍,如“Visitors come from Asia, mainly”(訪客主要來自亞洲)。劍橋英語語法指南指出,該詞常與表示原因或範圍的短語搭配,例如“mainly due to...”或“mainly in coastal areas”。
權威語言學研究顯示,“mainly”與“primarily”“chiefly”互為近義詞,但存在細微差異:韋氏詞典解釋“mainly”側重數量或程度上的主導地位,而“primarily”更強調時間順序或重要性排序的優先性。在語料庫統計中,該詞在學術寫作中的使用頻率比日常口語高37%,常見于說明文、研究報告等強調數據分布的文體。
以下是關于單詞mainly 的詳細解釋:
I don’t play golf, mainly because I’m no good at it.(我不打高爾夫球,主要是因為我不擅長)。
The stock market scandal is refusing to go away, mainly due to the lack of consensus.(股市丑聞持續發酵,主要是因缺乏共識)。
The staff were mainly Russian.(員工大部分是俄羅斯人)。
The hotel guests are mainly foreign tourists.(酒店客人主要是外國遊客)。
She mainly reads books in the evening.(她主要在晚上讀書)。
Mainly, the project focuses on environmental protection.(該項目主要關注環保)。
詞彙 | 側重點 | 例句 |
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mainly | 強調事物的核心部分或重要性,突出相對重要性。 | The economy mainly depends on agriculture.(經濟主要依賴農業)。 |
chiefly | 側重人或物在群體中的顯著地位。 | The audience was chiefly composed of students.(觀衆主要是學生)。 |
mostly | 強調數量占多數(接近全部),而非重要性。 | The class is mostly girls.(班裡幾乎全是女生)。 |
primarily | 指事物本質或首要目的。 | This tool is primarily designed for professionals.(工具主要面向專業人士)。 |
The area’s economy is mainly based on fishing.(該地區經濟主要依賴漁業)。
The population here is mainly elderly.(這裡的人口以老年人為主)。
He mainly eats vegetarian food.(他主要吃素食)。
如需更多例句或專業解析,可參考英漢詞典或相關語法資料。
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