Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2234
mostly
主要地；多半；大部分
核心释义
mainly; for the most part; in large part
- 1.
主要地；通常；大体上。
Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
- 2.
主要地
in large part; mainly or chiefly
- 3.
通常
usually; as a rule
通常；一般；主要地；通常；大体上。；主要地；通常；大概
用法In use
The students are mostly from China.
用法提示：副词“mostly”表示“大多数”，修饰整个谓语，说明主要来源。
I mostly work from home.
用法提示：副词“mostly”修饰动词“work”，表示主要的工作方式。
The movie was mostly boring.
用法提示：副词“mostly”修饰形容词“boring”，表示主导性的性质。
mostly + verb
They mostly agree with the proposal.
他们大都同意这个提议。
be + mostly + noun/adjective
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mostly cloudy
- 大部分多云
- The sky will be mostly cloudy today.今天天空大部多云。
- mostly true
- 基本属实
- His story is mostly true.他的说法基本属实。
- mostly agree
- 基本同意
- I mostly agree with your points.我基本同意你的观点。
- mostly harmless
- 基本无害
- The virus is mostly harmless to humans.这种病毒对人类基本无害。
- mostly used
- 主要使用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mostly = most + ly，联想'大多数情况下'就是'主要地'。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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