mainly + verb
通常用于描述主要活动或行为。
The company mainly focuses on software.
这家公司主要专注于软件。
主要地;大多;多半
主要地;大部分地;大抵
for the most part
主要地;大部分地
Chiefly; for the most part.
The meeting was mainly about the new budget.
这次会议主要讨论新的预算。
用法提示:mainly 作副词,修饰 be 动词后的介词短语,表示“主要地”。
I mainly drink coffee in the morning.
我早上主要喝咖啡。
用法提示:mainly 作副词,修饰动词 drink,强调主要行为。
The village is mainly known for its old castle.
这个村庄主要以古城堡闻名。
用法提示:mainly 作副词,修饰过去分词 known,表示“主要地”。
通常用于描述主要活动或行为。
The company mainly focuses on software.
这家公司主要专注于软件。
用于强调主体中的大多数。
The audience was mainly students.
观众主要是学生。
用于解释主要原因。
I chose it mainly because it was cheap.
我选择它主要是因为便宜。
primarily强调首要性或重要性,语气比mainly稍正式。
mostly侧重于数量上的多数,常用于口语,可与mainly互换。
chiefly用于书面语,强调主要组成部分,比mainly更正式。
largely强调程度大,常与被动结构连用,与mainly不完全等同。
grammar · medium
易错句子The mainly reason for his success is hard work.
正确表达The main reason for his success is hard work.
中文学习者常将副词 'mainly' 误用为形容词,应使用形容词 'main' 修饰名词 'reason'。
grammar · medium
易错句子Mainly of the students passed the exam.
正确表达Most of the students passed the exam.
'Mainly' 不能表示 '大多数',应使用 'most of' 结构。'Mainly' 表示 '主要地',用于修饰动词或整个句子。
与“主要地”相对,指重要性或顺序居后
与“主要地”相对,指整体中的一部分而非大部分
与“主要地”相对,指程度小
与“主要地”相对,指非主要,附带发生
mostly侧重数量或频率上的大部分,而mainly侧重重要性或核心部分
primarily强调首要性或第一重要性,而mainly侧重主要部分但未必是最首要
主要由于
The delay was mainly due to bad weather.
延误主要是由于恶劣天气造成的。
主要是因为
I chose this school mainly because of its good reputation.
我选择这所学校主要是因为它的良好声誉。
主要由…组成
The committee is mainly composed of experts.
该委员会主要由专家组成。
主要涉及
His research is mainly concerned with climate change.
他的研究主要涉及气候变化。
主要负责
She is mainly responsible for customer service.
她主要负责客户服务。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.