喜樂美語
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    rB1

    /ˈmeɪnli/

    used to say what the main reason, part, or type of something is.

    主要地

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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核心畫面

Picture a pie chart where one slice takes up most of the circle. Mainly points at that slice — and, importantly, it quietly admits the other slices exist. Saying 'the students are mainly from Asia' tells the listener the biggest group and leaves room for the rest.

可以想成：一個圓餅圖裡佔掉大半的那一塊。mainly 指的就是那一塊——而且很重要的是，它同時默認了其他小塊也存在。…更多收起可以想成：一個圓餅圖裡佔掉大半的那一塊。mainly 指的就是那一塊——而且很重要的是，它同時默認了其他小塊也存在。說 The students are mainly from Asia，等於告訴對方最大的一群是誰，同時保留了「也有別的」的空間。這正是它和 only（只有）最關鍵的差別。

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

mainlyadv/ˈmeɪnli/

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    Of a person or thing being the driving force influencing the outcome of an event; chiefly; certainly for the most part.

    • She had Lord James' collar in one big fist and she pounded the table with the other and talked a blue streak. Nobody could make out plain what she said, for she was mainly jabbering Swede lingo, but there was English enough, of a kind, to give us some idee.
    • If you’re looking for the most breathable mask, Lukovics says, “Cotton is preferable, mainly for absorbing moisture/sweat.” She says multiple layers may be more protective but will also impact breathability.
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    obsoleteForcefully, vigorously.

    • Such breadth of ſhoulders as might mainely beare Olde Atlas burthen, […]
    • Mainly they all attonce vpon him laid, / And sore beset on euery side around […]
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    obsoleteOf the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.

    • But in the end, mainly crying out, he fell to raling and wringing his master, upbraiding him that he was not a true Philosopher[…].
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    obsoleteTo a great degree; very much.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。