Word · Frequency #5432
dominance
统治，控制，支配
the state of being in control or having power over others
指权力或影响力上的优势
- 1.
The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
处于主导地位；首要；至高无上。
- 2.
superior development of one side of the body
身体一侧的优越发展
- 3.
Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
处于对他人的权力、权威或支配地位。
- 4.
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
一个人或团体对另一个人或团体的支配状态
- 5.
A feeling of power and capacity to act or control another.
一种有能力行动或控制他人的权力感。
- 6.
the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not
一种有机现象,其中基因型中的一对等位基因之一在表现型中表达,而另一对等位基因不表达
- 7.
The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
身体一侧或一对器官的优越发展或偏好,如右撇子。
- 8.
of an allele, the degree to which it expresses its phenotype when heterozygous, such as whether it is dominant or recessive.
等位基因在杂合状态下表现其表型的程度,如显性或隐性。
优势，显性；（身体一侧的）优势发展；处于主导地位；首要；至高无上。；身体一侧的优越发展；处于对他人的权力、权威或支配地位。
In use
The alpha wolf established its dominance over the pack through displays of strength.
The company's dominance in the smartphone market has been challenged by new competitors.
Most people show right-hand dominance, meaning they prefer using their right hand for tasks.
her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
dominance over [sth/sb]
The company has established dominance over the market.
该公司已确立了对市场的支配地位。
dominance in [field]
She maintained her dominance in the sport for years.
Connections
Collocations
- exert dominance
- 施加支配
- The company has exerted dominance in the tech industry for decades.该公司在科技行业施加支配数十年。
- maintain dominance
- 保持主导地位
- She worked hard to maintain her dominance in the competition.她努力保持自己在比赛中的主导地位。
- dominance over
- 对……的支配
- The empire sought dominance over neighboring territories.该帝国寻求对邻近领土的支配。
- economic dominance
- 经济主导地位
- Globalization has led to the economic dominance of a few countries.全球化导致少数国家占据经济主导地位。
- social dominance
- 社会优势
- The species displays a clear social dominance hierarchy.该物种表现出清晰的社会优势等级。
- air dominance
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象狮子在草原上称王，那就是它的dominance（统治、优势）。
Context & Register
该词在不同语境中语气和正式程度有所不同。最常用义项为“支配地位、优势”，多见于政治、经济、体育等正式讨论，也可用于日常描述。生物学义项（显性）和医学义项（一侧优势）则限于专业领域。整体而言，根据具体义项，正式程度从中性到正式不等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above end in -ance but have different stressed vowels (e.g., /ɔː/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /aɪ/). They do not rhyme with 'dominance' (/ˈdɑːmɪnəns/) because their stressed vowels differ. Spelling lookalikes that sound different are included for comparison.
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