喜樂美語
  1. 1rB2/praɪˈmerəli/ · /ˈpraɪmərəli/主要是

    Mainly; more than anything else.

    Mainly主要是； more than anything else勝過任何其他事情

    示範例句 · Example

    This book is written primarily for beginners.

    逐字這本書主要是為初學者寫的。

    「primarily」意思是『主要、最主要是』，用來指出一件事最重要的原因或對象，例如 aimed primarily at children（主要針對小孩）。比 mainly 稍微正式一點，常出現在說明、報告裡。它不表示『唯一』，還是可能有次要的部分，只是這個最主要。

    常見搭配

    • aimed primarily at

      主要針對

      mainly intended for a particular group

      The show is aimed primarily at young children.

    • primarily concerned with

      主要關注

      mainly about or focused on something

      The study is primarily concerned with children's sleep.

    • consist primarily of

      主要由…組成

      to be made mainly of something

      The meal consisted primarily of rice and vegetables.

    • primarily responsible for

      主要負責

      mainly responsible for something

      The captain is primarily responsible for the team's plan.

    意思相反

    secondarily

core核心畫面

Picture a list of reasons or uses with the biggest one at the top. 'Primarily' points at that top line: this is the main part of the story. It quietly leaves room for the smaller lines underneath — it says 'mostly', not 'only'.

可以想成一張清單，最大的那一項排在最上面。primarily 指的就是最上面那一行：主要是這個。它同時輕輕留了空間給下面比較小的項目——它說的是「主要」，不是「只有」。

意思相反

secondarily

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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

primarilyadv/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/

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    Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.

    • The idea of fitting a crane to an engine for shunting duties, primarily in works yards, appears to have originated with the North London Railway engine in 1872.
    • These spectacles aren't calls for a Hobbesian war of all against all by some insurgent movement that, however dangerous, would have First Amendment protection. They're driven primarily by institutions that we as sovereign citizens created to serve our purposes.

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