dominant

dominant
adjective
  1. most important, powerful, or influential
    (最)重要的;(最)强大的;(最)有影响的
    they are now in an even more dominant position in the market.
    他们现在在市场处于一个更加主导的地位。
    ■(of a high place or object) overlooking others
    (高地,高处物体)俯瞰的
    ■(Genetics)relating to or denoting heritable characteristics which are controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring even when inherited from only one parent
    (遗传)显性的。 常与 recessive相对
    ■(Ecology)denoting the predominant species in a plant (or animal) community
    (生态)(某些种在动植物群落中)占优势的
    ■in decision theory, (of a choice) at least as good as the alternatives in all circumstances, and better in some
    (决策论中选择)占优的
    holding back is here a dominant strategy.
    隐瞒在这里是一种占优策略。
noun
  1. a dominant thing, in particular
    占优势的物体,尤指
    ■(Genetics)a dominant trait or gene
    (遗传)显性性状;显性基因
    ■(Ecology)a dominant species in a plant (or animal) community
    (生态)(动植物群落中)占优势种
    ■(Music)the fifth note of the diatonic scale of any key, or the key based on this, considered in relation to the key of the tonic
    (乐)属音,自然音阶之第五音
派生
dominantly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dominant- 'ruling, governing', from the verb dominari (see dominate)
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