
英:/'ˈməʊstli/ 美:/'ˈmoʊstli/
通常
高中,CET4,CET6,考研,商務英語
adv. 主要地;通常;多半地
In the smaller towns, it's mostly very quiet at nights.
在小村莊裡 晚上通常很安靜
The people at the concert were mostly older people.
音樂會上的人主要是老年人
We mostly eat lunch in the company cafeteria.
我們通常在公司食堂吃午餐。
She mostly spends her time with friends and family.
她通常與朋友和家人在一起。
On the weekends, I mostly play computer games at home.
周末,我通常在家裡玩電腦遊戲。
Our clients are mostly young business people.
我們的客戶大多是年輕的商界人士。
There are some biographical parts in the book, but it’s mostly fiction.
這本書裡有一些傳記的部分,但大部分是虛構的。
The retail industry in this area is mostly comprised of small and medium sized businesses.
該地區的零售行業主要由中小型企業組成。
I got a new job, but it’s mostly just menial work for now.
我找到了一份新工作,但目前大部分工作都是些瑣事。
Innovation these days is mostly derivative because there's nothing new under the sun.
如今的創新大多是衍生出來的,因為世界上實在也沒有什麼新東西可創造了。
Mine was good! But, I mostly stayed in and just relaxed.
我的周末也過得很好!但是,我大部分時間都待在家裡休息。
Me? I mostly listen to pop and R\u0026B songs. I'm a huge fan of Sia.
我?我主要聽流行歌和R\u0026B。我是Sia的超級粉絲。
It doesn’t really have much sauce: mostly just fresh juice from the clams.
蛤蜊面幾乎沒有醬,主要都是來自蛤蜊的原汁。
It was mostly about the sales figures from last year and the marketing budget.
主要是關于去年的銷量數據和營銷預算。
I mostly lift weights, but I also run.
我主要是舉重,但也跑步。
Cars are mostly metal.
汽車大多是金屬制成的。
The early stuff is mostly unlistenable.
早期的東西通常都是很難聽的。
She's nearly 90 and mostly keeps to her room.
她快90歲了,大部分時間都待在房間裡。
I am working with mostly highly motivated people.
我正與大多都積極性很高的人們共事。
Back then, women on TV were mostly seen as eye candy.
那時候,電視中的女性大多都被看作花瓶。
adv.|mainly/basically/largely/usually/generally/primarily;主要地;通常;多半地
mostly 是一個副詞,其核心含義是“主要地;通常;多半;大部分情況下”。它用于描述某事物在整體中占據最大比例或最常發生的情況,強調主體部分或通常狀态。
以下是其詳細解釋與用法:
表示“大部分”或“主要部分”:
The audience wasmostly teenagers. (觀衆大部分是青少年。) The dish ismostly made of vegetables. (這道菜主要由蔬菜制成。)
表示“通常”或“在多數情況下”:
Hemostly works from home. (他通常在家工作。) The weather here ismostly sunny. (這裡的天氣多半是晴朗的。)
與“mainly”的區别:
The group consistsmainly of experts. (這個小組主要由專家組成。 - 強調專家的核心地位) The group consistsmostly of experts. (這個小組大部分是專家。 - 強調專家占人數的多數)
位置:
總結來說,“mostly”的核心在于指出某事物的主體構成、常态或高頻率發生的部分,意味着“雖非全部,但占了絕大多數或通常如此”。
來源參考:
單詞mostly 的詳細解析如下:
Cars are mostly made of metal.(汽車大部分由金屬制成。)
He works mostly in the London office.(他通常在倫敦辦事處工作。)
She’s nearly 90 and mostly keeps to her room.(她快90歲了,大部分時間待在房間裡。)
The members of the club are mostly young people.(俱樂部成員主要是年輕人。)
辨析:
She uses her car mostly for driving to work.(她的車主要用于上下班。)
Revenue grew by 18%, mostly due to the opening of 33 new stores.(收入增長18%,主要因新開33家門店。)
The weather here is mostly warm.(這裡天氣通常溫暖。)
Pollution mostly affects our health.(污染通常影響健康。)
Her paintings are mostly abstract, but some show realism.(她的畫作多為抽象派,但也有寫實風格。)
Careless driving is mostly caused by distraction.(危險駕駛主要由分心導緻。)
通過以上解析,可全面掌握mostly 的語義、用法及文化關聯。如需更多例句或搭配,可參考《牛津高階詞典》或劍橋英語語料庫。
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