- 1獲勝；盛行、普遍
To prevail means to win in the end, especially after a long fight, competition, or difficulty — 'good prevailed over evil' means good finally won. It also means to be the belief, custom, or condition that is most common or strongest at a certain time, like 'the belief that prevailed at the time', meaning the idea most people held then.
From the word’s history
From Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevaleō 'be superior', from prae 'before' + valeō 'be powerful'.
源自拉丁文 praevaleō「更有力」，由 prae 加 valeō 組成。
組成pre-（先）加上 vail（源自拉丁文 valere，意思是「強而有力」）。
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
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prevailverb/pɹɪˈveɪl/
- 1
To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
- Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
- Sunny skies will prevail across the Northeast.
- 2
To triumph; to be victorious.
- There are a number of SCPs and tales that look at potential apocalypses, but rarely with such totality as SCP-2935, a parallel dimension in which death prevailed.
- Zakharova also made light of Moore’s claims that Russia will not be able to regain momentum in the war after the MI6 chief said he was”optimistic”^([sic]) Ukraine would prevail against the Russian invasion.
- 3
To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
- In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
- 4
To succeed in persuading or inducing.
- I prevailed on him to wait.
- Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself.
- 5
obsoleteTo avail.
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