main是什么意思_main怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

most important element;"the chief aim of living"
"the main doors were of solid glass"
"the principal rivers of America"
"the principal example"
"policemen were primary targets"
"the master bedroom"
"a master switch"

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence;"the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"

of force; of the greatest possible intensity;"by main strength"

中英词源

main 主要的，最重要的wWW.wENtiyI.cOM

来自古英语maegen,能力，力量，强壮，来自PIE*magh,使有能力，赋予力量，词源同machine,magic,might.引申词义主要的，最重要的。原词义见短语might and main,尽全力。拼写比较dainty,fain,rain.

main: main: [OE] Main goes back to prehistoric Germanic *mag- ‘be able, have power’ (source also of English may and might, and distantly related to machine). From it was descended Old English mægen ‘strength’. This now survives as a noun only in the expression with might and main, but it was also used attributively in Old English to mean ‘of large size, great’, and by the 13th century (helped along partly by the related Old Norse megenn or megn ‘strong’) it was being used as an adjective in its own right. At first it still meant just ‘large’, but by the 15th century its modern sense ‘chief’ had evolved.
=> may, might
main (n.): Old English mægen (n.) "power, bodily strength, force, efficacy," from Proto-Germanic *maginam "power," suffixed form of PIE root *magh- (1) "be able, have power" (see may (v.)). Original sense preserved in phrase with might and main. Meaning "principal channel in a utility system" is first recorded 1727 in main drain. Used since 1540s for "continuous stretch of land or water;" in nautical jargon used loosely for "the ocean," but in Spanish Main the word is short for mainland and refers to the coast between Panama and Orinoco (as contrasted to the islands of the West Indies).
main (adj.): early 13c., "large, bulky, strong," from Old English mægen- "power, strength, force," used in compounds (such as mægensibb "great love," mægenbyrðen "heavy burden;" see main (n.)), probably also from or influenced by Old Norse megenn (adj.) "strong, powerful." Sense of "chief" is c. 1400. Main course in the meal sense attested from 1829. Main man "favorite male friend; hero" is from 1967, U.S. black slang.

词态变化

复数 mains;

权威造句

1. The study links the main living area to the kitchen.: 书房把主要的生活区与厨房连在一起。

2. They used a lorry to ram the main gate.: 他们用卡车猛撞大门。

3. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.: 早产是临产死亡的主要原因。

4. On South Main Street, a huge brick building looms into view.: 在南大街上，一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。

5. The main characteristic of the strike has been its longevity.: 这次罢工的主要特点是持续时间长。

近反义词

adj.

chief

foremost

primary

cable

channel

duct

line

pipe

相似短语

in the main 基本上,大体上,总的说来

for the main 基本上,大体上,总的说来

air main 空气主管路

main airway 主风巷

main chain 主键

main tail 主彗尾

main drain 主排水沟，排水总管，总排水管

main air 主风

main and tail 头绳尾绳

main fairway 主航道

单词分析

这些形容词均含有“首要的，主要的”之意。
chief指人时，表同类中职位最高，权力最大；指物时，表同类中最重要，价值最高。
principal用于人时，指地位优于其他人；用于物时，指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。
main通常只用于物。指在一定范围内，某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。
major指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较，显得更加重要和突出。
leading侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。
capital着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。
foremost侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。
primary通常不用于人。用于物时，指在重要性方面占第一位。

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