principally

英 [ˈprɪnsəpli]

美 [ˈprɪnsəpli]

adv. 主要地

CET6

Collins.1 / BNC.5677 / COCA.10478

牛津词典

adv.

主要地
mainly
1. The book is aimed principally at beginners.
  这本书主要是为初学者编写的。
2. No new power stations have been built, principally because of the cost.
  没有新建的发电站，主要是因为经费问题。

柯林斯词典

ADV 主要地；首要地；最重要地
Principallymeans more than anything else.
1. This is principally because the major export markets are slowing...
  这主要是因为主要出口市场发展缓慢。
2. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
  胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。

英英释义

adv

for the most part
1. he is mainly interested in butterflies
Synonym:chieflyprimarilymainlyin the main

双语例句

Asian emerging economies principally China and India are expected to generate more than 60 per cent of that increase.
亚洲新兴经济体（主要是中国和印度）对这一增幅的贡献预计将超过60%。
Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。
Although he's a lawyer, he's principally employed in controlling a large business.
他虽然是个律师，但他主要是受聘管理一家大企业。
And bilateral agreements between two countries contracted principally for the purpose of avoiding the balance of payments deficit.
双边协议，主要是为了避免两国间收支平衡逆差的协议。
This study is principally conducted to probe into the contents of Chinese culture in college English textbooks.
本文主要调查大学英语教材中关于中国文化的内容成分。
You wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from human relationships.
如果你认为人生的快乐主要来自人际关系，那你就错了。
Nonspecific cellular defense mechanisms in the lung rest principally on epithelial cell elements and several types of phagocytic cell.
肺中非特异性细胞防御机理主要在于表皮细胞和几种有吞噬作用的细胞。
He dealt principally with ethiopia.
他主要和埃塞俄比亚打交道。
These trends are outweighing factors that had previously inhibited development, principally uncertain regulatory frameworks and enforcement.
这些趋势已经超出了之前抑制发展的因素，主要是不确定的规章制度和执法。
The sell-off is aimed at repositioning the company as a publisher principally of business information
出售公司部分业务的目的是将公司重新定位为以商业信息类出版物为主的出版商。