prevailing
英 [prɪ'veɪlɪŋ]
美 [pri'velɪŋ]
- adj. 流行的；一般的，最普通的；占優勢的；盛行很廣的
- v. 盛行，流行（prevail的現在分詞形式）；獲勝
助記提示
1、pre- + -vail- "have power, be strong" + -ing.
2、含義：be stronger, have greater power.
中文詞源
prevailing 普遍的，流行的來自prevail,盛行，流行。
英文詞源
- prevailing (adj.)
- 1590s, "vigorous;" 1680s, "widely accepted," present participle adjective from prevail (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. The direction of the prevailing winds should be taken into account.
- 應該將盛行風的方向考慮在內。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He broke from prevailing orthodoxies and asked the awkward questions.
- 他拋開盛行的正統觀念，問了一些難以回答的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. An uneasy calm is reported to be prevailing in the area.
- 據報道,該地區彌漫著一種令人不安的平靜.
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.
- 地方監獄的普遍狀況讓我們震驚。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. the prevailing economic conditions
- 普遍的經濟狀況
來自《權威詞典》