| 单词 | preponderate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pri'pɔndəreit] |
| 解释 | v.(重量上，重要性上)压倒，超过 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.(数量上，重要性上 )压倒，超过(to exceed in weight or importance; outweigh) 【记】 pre(前面)+ponder(重 量)+ate→重量超过别 的→压倒 |
| 字源 | preponderate (v.) 1610s, "to weigh more than," from Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare "outweigh, make heavier," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ponderare "to weigh" (see pound (n.1)). Meaning "to exceed in force or power" is from 1799. Related: Preponderation. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pre + ponder 重量，源自pound 磅，重量单位；pre + 音：胖的，比别人重 |
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