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mostly + verb
They mostly agree with the proposal.
他们大都同意这个提议。
主要地；多半；大部分
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主要地；多半；大部分
mainly; for the most part; in large part
They mostly agree with the proposal.
他们大都同意这个提议。
主要地；通常；大体上。
Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
主要地
in large part; mainly or chiefly
通常
usually; as a rule
The students are mostly from China.
这些学生大部分来自中国。
I mostly work from home.
我主要在家工作。
The movie was mostly boring.
这部电影大部分时间都很无聊。
They mostly agree with the proposal.
他们大都同意这个提议。
常用于描述主要组成部分。
The crowd was mostly young people.
人群主要是年轻人。
These birds are found mostly in tropical regions.
这些鸟主要分布在热带地区。
Not this
Mostly everyone likes the movie.
Use this
Almost everyone likes the movie.
这里 'mostly' 表示 '主要地'，但句子想要表达 '几乎所有人'，应使用 'almost'。'mostly' 用于说明主要部分，而 'almost' 表示接近全部。
Not this
The mostly reason is money.
Use this
The main reason is money.
'mostly' 是副词，不能修饰名词 'reason'。应使用形容词 'main' 表示 '主要的'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
大部分多云
The sky will be mostly cloudy today.
今天天空大部多云。
基本属实
His story is mostly true.
他的说法基本属实。
基本同意
I mostly agree with your points.
我基本同意你的观点。
基本无害
The virus is mostly harmless to humans.
这种病毒对人类基本无害。
主要使用
This tool is mostly used for cutting.
这个工具主要用于切割。
主要由...组成
The committee is mostly composed of experts.
委员会主要由专家组成。
基本无害
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy describes Earth as 'mostly harmless'.
《银河系漫游指南》将地球描述为‘基本无害’。
Use mostly naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
mostly = most + ly，联想'大多数情况下'就是'主要地'。
neutral
Only 'ghostly' rhymes exactly with 'mostly' (same vowel and ending). Words like 'costly', 'lastly', and 'beastly' share the '-stly' ending spelling but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
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