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chiefly
[ˈtʃiːfli] [ˈtʃiːfli]

  • adv. 主要地,多半地,首要地

英英释义

chiefly [ 'tʃi:fli ]

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

chiefly /ˈtʃiːflɪ/ TEM4

  • 1. 

    ADV You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. 首要地

    例:

    He joined the consular service in China, chiefly because this was one of the few job vacancies.

    他参加了驻华领事馆的工作,主要是因为这是为数不多的几个空缺职位之一。

同近义词同根词词语辨析

词根: chief

adj.

chief 首席的;主要的;主任的

adv.

chief 主要地;首要地

n.

chief 首领;酋长;主要部分

  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。

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  • He's travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia.

    游历了许多地方,主要非洲亚洲。

    《牛津词典》

  • We are chiefly concerned with improving educational standards.

    我们主要关心的是提高教育水平

    《牛津词典》

  • He joined the consular service in China, chiefly because this was one of the few job vacancies.

    参加了驻华领事馆工作,主要是因为为数不多的几个空缺职位之一。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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  • And so part of the wilderness experience for me I think Mark Twain talks about wilderness and he says, I do it chiefly because it is difficult.

    对于我来说,荒野的经验就像是,马克吐温在谈到荒野时所说,因为困难,所以我才去做。

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  • Okay, now the polis from the beginning, and it never stopped being what I'm about to say, chiefly agricultural communities.

    好的,现在这些城邦开始了,我即将说到的,永无止息的社区化进程,主要在农业方面

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  • Sociologically unlike the philosopher is a person of some inherited wealth chiefly landed property but whose way of life will be urban.

    亚里士多德清楚地指明,不像哲学家,前者继承了一定程度的财富,主要是地产,但其生活模式。

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