一、详细释义:
adv.
大部分地;主要地;基本上,大体上
例句:
The birds live mainly on nectar.
这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
例句:
The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
宽敞的主卧室以蓝色为主色调。
二、词义辨析:
mainly,chiefly,greatly,largely,mostly,primarily,principally,generally
这些副词均可表示“主要地,大量地”之意。mainly指主要部分,突出在一系列事物中的相对重要性。chiefly侧重某人或某物在众多的人或物中占主要和显著地位。greatly通常强调程度的高。largely着重范围或分量大大超过别的成分。mostly强调数量占多半,近乎全部。primarily侧重基本地,首要地。principally侧重居首要地位。generally通常强调普遍性。
三、参考例句:
Coke consists mainly of carbon.
焦炭的主要成分是碳。
Rice grows mainly in the south.
稻米主要产在南方。
Susanna is mainly responsible for salaries.
苏珊娜主要负责薪酬。
His money comes mainly from salary.
他的钱主要来自工资。
This abbreviation is used mainly in adverisements.
这一缩写主要用在广告中。
The spacious main bedroom is mainly blue.
宽敞的主卧室以蓝色为主色调。
The company mainly develops CAD software.
该公司主要开发计算机辅助设计软件。
His income is mainly from royalty.
他的收入主要来自版税。
The birds live mainly on nectar.
这些鸟主要以花蜜为食。
It is mainly because of my fault.
这主要是由于我的过错。