present as the strongest or main element 占优势的,占绝大多数的;普遍的,显著的 its predominant colour was white. 主色调为白色。 ■having or exerting control or power 占主导地位的,占支配地位的 the predominant political forces. 占主导地位的政治力量。
语源
mid 16th cent.: from Old French, from medieval Latin predominant- 'predominating', from the verb predominari (see predominate)