If something is predominant, it stands over the others: stronger, more common, or the one you notice first.

If something is predominant如果某個東西是predominant的，it stands over the others它就是站在其他東西之上的那一個：stronger, more common, or the one you notice first更強、更常見，或是你最先注意到的那個。

The predominant colour in a room is the colour there is most of. The predominant language in a city is the one most people use. In a meeting, the predominant view is the one that wins, even if a few people disagree.

The predominant colour in a room一個房間裡predominant的顏色 is the colour there is most of就是那個數量最多的顏色。The predominant language in a city一個城市裡predominant的語言 is the one most people use就是大多數人使用的那個語言。In a meeting在一場會議裡，the predominant view is the one that winspredominant的意見就是最後勝出的那個，even if a few people disagree即使有少數人不同意。

It is a little formal — news, essays, science — but not stiff.

It is a little formal它有點正式——news, essays, science新聞、文章、科學都會用——but not stiff但不會太死板。

Though actually, it still carries a hint of “holding the upper hand,” not only “most common.” Do not mix it with prominent (sticking out so you notice it) or with dominant when you only mean “there is more of it”; dominant often sounds like force or control.

Though actually不過其實，it still carries a hint of “holding the upper hand,”它還是帶有一點「佔上風」的意味，not only “most common.”不只是「最常見」而已。Do not mix it with prominent不要把它跟prominent搞混（sticking out so you notice it顯眼，讓你一眼就注意到），or with dominant when you only mean “there is more of it”也不要在你只是想說「數量比較多」的時候用dominant；dominant often sounds like force or controldominant聽起來常常帶有力量或控制的意味。