數量上壓過其他
堆上天平的是可以數的東西，所以沉下去的那一邊等於「數量最多的那一類」。
noun · C1
If there is a preponderance of one kind of person or thing in a group, there are more of that kind than of any other kind.
居多數；佔大部分
核心畫面
Picture two pans hanging level, and then one of them sinking. Something has been put on that side until it counts for more than everything on the other. Every use of this word is a report on that moment: which side went down, and by how much. Sometimes what was piled on is people or things, so the answer is a matter of counting. Sometimes it is force or evidence, so the answer is a matter of weighing. Either way, the word never describes the pans while they are level.
preponderance 可以想成一個天平：兩邊本來是平的，然後有一邊沉了下去。有東西一直被放到那一邊，多到壓過了…更多收起
preponderance 可以想成一個天平：兩邊本來是平的，然後有一邊沉了下去。有東西一直被放到那一邊，多到壓過了另一邊的全部。這個字的每一種用法，都是在報告那一刻——哪一邊沉下去，沉得有多明顯。有時候堆上去的是人或東西，那就是在算數量；有時候堆上去的是力量或證據，那就是在秤份量。但不管哪一種，這個字都不會用來描述兩邊還平著的狀態。From the word’s history
The source analyses preponderance as preponderant plus the noun ending -ance, that is, the state of being the side that outweighs the others.
本批評證把 preponderance 分析成 preponderant（佔上風的）加上名詞字尾 -ance（某種狀態），也就是「處在壓過其他人的狀態」，正好是天平沉下去那一邊。
Wiktionary entry for preponderance supplied in this packet (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1212221545:27085), etymology_text: From preponderant + -ance.
Two branches
份量上壓過其他
堆上天平的不是可以數的東西，而是力量、影響力或證據，所以比的是重，不是多。
noun · C2
Greater power, influence or importance than everything set against it, so that one side counts for more than the rest put together.
優勢；居於上風