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preponderance

英 [prɪ'pɒnd(ə)r(ə)ns] 美[prɪ'pɑndərəns]
  • n. 优势;多数;占优势

英英释意


1. superiority in power or influence;
"the preponderance of good over evil"
"the preponderance of wealth and power"
2. a superiority in numbers or amount;
"there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons"
3. exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight;
"the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"