greater than others in power or influence (权力,影响)占优势的;胜过别人的 ■(of a breeding animal) showing great effectiveness in transmitting hereditary characteristics to its offspring (动物繁殖)优先遗传的
派生 prepotence noun prepotency noun 语源
late Middle English: from Latin praepotent- 'having greater power', from prae 'before, ahead' + posse 'be able'