primarily
/praɪˈmərəli/
adv.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
主要地;首先
释义与例句
adv.
主要地;首先
mainly; for the most part; first of all
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The company is primarily concerned with profit.
公司主要关注利润。
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She is primarily a teacher, not a writer.
她主要是一名教师,而不是作家。
展开其余 1 条例句
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The problem is primarily caused by lack of funding.
这个问题主要是由资金不足引起的。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
primary(主要的)+ ly(副词后缀)= 主要地。
词族与关联词
同义词
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mainly 主要地;大部分地mainly 是最常用的同义词,primarily 更正式一些。The crowd was mainly made up of students. 人群主要由学生组成。
反义词
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secondarily 其次地;次要地secondarily 表示处于次要地位,与 primarily 构成反义。Profit is important, but secondarily to customer satisfaction. 利润固然重要,但次于客户满意度。
常见搭配
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primarily due to 主要由于The delay was primarily due to bad weather. 延误主要是由于恶劣天气。
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primarily responsible 主要负责Parents are primarily responsible for their children's education. 父母主要负责孩子的教育。