chiefly

chiefly怎么读

英式音标：[ˈtʃi:fli]

美式音标：[ˈtʃifliː]

chiefly基本解释

adv. 主要地；首先

chiefly的意思释义

adv.

首先，第一；主要；尤其；

adj.

领袖（般）的；

英英释义

chiefly[ \'tʃi:fli ]

adv.for the most part

同义词：principallyprimarilymainlyin the main

chiefly用法及例句

同近义词辨析

principally, mainly, generally, largely, chiefly, primarily, mostly, greatly

这组词都有“主要地，大量地”的意思，其区别是：

principally侧重居首要地位。

mainly指主要部分，突出在一系列事物中的相对重要性。

generally通常强调普遍性。

largely着重范围或分量大大超过别的成分。

chiefly侧重某人或某物在众多的人或物中占主要和显著地位。

primarily侧重基本地，首要地。

mostly强调数量占多半，近乎全部。

greatly通常强调程度的高。

双语例句

用作副词(adv.)

Air consists chiefly of nitrogen.

空气主要由氮气组成。

The Government is chiefly concerned with controlling inflation.

*府的当务之急是控制通货膨胀。

Chiefly, I asked you to remember to write to your dear mother.

我主要是想提醒你写信给你母亲。

例句参考

On the reaction of cells and of nerve-endings to certain poisons, chiefly as regards the reaction of striated muscle to nicotine and...

Neotropical Stilobezzia. II. Fourteen new species, chiefly from Panama (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

Report on the Mollusca obtained by the F. I. S. Endeavour, chiefly off Cape Wiles, South Australia. Part i

VIII. Descriptions of new genera and species of Tenthredinidæand Siricidæ, chiefly from the East Indies, in the...

Large Calcareous Tumour, Involving Chiefly the Inner and Middle Portions of the Left Temporo-Sphenoidal Lobe, and Pressing upon the ...

Descriptions of various Coleopterous Insects from New Holland, collected chiefly by Mr. Fortnum, at Adelaide

Notes on the Formation of the Ricketty and Malacosteon Pelves, Chiefly after the Researches of M. Meyer of Zurich.

Description of new genera and species of Australian Mollusca (chiefly Tasmanian)

VIII.—Observations upon the effect of high altitude on the physiological processes of the human body, carried out in the Peruvian A...

Investigating English Style.

chiefly词源

chiefly (adv.)

\"pre-eminently,\" mid-14c., from chief + -ly (2). Adjectival meaning \"pertaining to a chief\" is from 1870 (from -ly (1)).

chiefly相关例句

1.They eat chiefly fish.

他们主要吃鱼。

8.Chiefly Upper Southern U.S.

【多用于美国中南部】

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

9.Chiefly Southern U.S.

【多用于美国南部】

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

10.parasitic chiefly on horses.

主要寄生在马的身上。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考