chiefly

漢語翻譯

詞意辨析：

mainly, chiefly, greatly, largely, mostly, primarily, principally, generally

這些副詞均可表示“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對重要性。
chiefly: 側重某人或某物在眾多的人或物中占主要和顯著地位。
greatly: 通常強調程度的高。
largely: 著重範圍或分量大大超過別的成分。
mostly: 強調數量占多半，近乎全部。
primarily: 側重基本地，首要地。
principally: 側重居首要地位。
generally: 通常強調普遍性。

英文解釋：

副詞 chiefly:

1. for the most part
   同義詞：principally, primarily, mainly, in the main

例句：

1. The Government is chiefly concerned with controlling inflation.
   政府的當務之急是控制通貨膨脹。
2. Air consists chiefly of nitrogen.
   空氣主要由氮氣組成。
3. Cattle feed chiefly on grass.
   牛主要以草為食。
4. The government's revenue is made up chiefly of the money we pay in taxes.
   政府的收入主要來源是靠我們所交的稅。
5. Romanian-born sculptor who settled in Paris in1904. He broke sharply with the realist tradition, making abstract sculptures, chiefly in metal and stone, of great geometric simplicity.
   布蘭諾西，康斯坦丁1876－1957羅馬尼亞裔雕刻家，於1904年定居於巴黎。他鮮明地打破現實主義傳統，主要用金屬和石頭為材料創作了極簡單明快的幾何造型的抽象雕塑
6. Chiefly, I asked you to remember to write to your dear mother.
   我主要是想提醒你寫信給你母親。
7. Bread is chiefly made of flour.
   麵包主要是由麵粉做成的。