dominantly
gb/dˈoʊmənəntli/ us/dˈoʊmənəntli/
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אנגלית
túlnyomórészt, fölényesen, dominánsan
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FORMAL
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תבנית שימוש:
dominantly + [adjective/participle] (e.g., dominantly [blue], dominantly [male])
The neighborhood is still dominantly residential, with only a few shops.
A környék továbbra is túlnyomórészt lakóövezet, csak néhány bolt van itt.
Their customer base is dominantly made up of small businesses.
Ügyfélkörük túlnyomórészt kisvállalkozásokból áll.
The painting is dominantly red, with black lines cutting across it.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The class is dominantly female.
Az osztályban többségében lányok vannak.
This area is dominantly quiet.
Ez a környék többnyire csendes.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners often use this where 'dominant' (adjective) is needed (e.g., 'a dominantly color' → 'a dominant color').
משמעות
mainly; for the most part
צירופים
dominantly white
|dominantly male
|dominantly female
|dominantly blue
|dominantly Christian
|dominantly rural
|dominantly urban
|dominantly English-speaking
|dominantly conservative
|dominantly liberal
מילים נרדפות
predominantly (Closest and most common alternative in neutral academic style.)
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mainly (More everyday and less formal.)
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chiefly (Slightly old-fashioned or formal, often in writing.)
הפכים
marginally (Only to a small extent, not as the main part.)
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minimally (To the smallest degree rather than as the majority.)
נושאים
writing
|describing
|statistics
הגדרה
Mostly; more than anything else.
In a way that is the main or most common part of something; predominantly.
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FORMAL
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fölényesen
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dominánsan
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תבנית שימוש:
[someone] behaves/speaks acts dominantly
He answered dominantly, cutting off anyone who tried to disagree.
Fölényesen válaszolt, félbeszakítva mindenkit, aki megpróbált ellentmondani.
In meetings, she can come across as dominantly confident, which some colleagues find intimidating.
Az értekezleteken néha annyira magabiztosan és fölényesen lép fel, hogy egyes kollégák ezt megfélemlítőnek érzik.
The larger dog stood dominantly over the food bowl.
דוגמאות ללומדים
He spoke dominantly to the group.
Fölényesen beszélt a csoport előtt.
She acted dominantly in the discussion.
Fölényesen viselkedett a vitában.
טעות נפוצה:
Often confused with 'dominatingly'; both are possible, but 'dominantly' is more common in academic description.
משמעות
in a controlling, powerful way
צירופים
behave dominantly
|speak dominantly
|act dominantly
|dominantly assertive
|dominantly aggressive
|dominantly controlling
|dominantly lead
|dominantly positioned
מילים נרדפות
authoritatively (Emphasizes confident authority, not necessarily overbearing.)
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assertively (Stronger than neutral but not always implying dominance over others.)
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domineeringly (More negative; suggests bossy, unpleasant control.)
הפכים
submissively (In a yielding, non-controlling way.)
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deferentially (Showing respect and giving way to others’ authority.)
נושאים
social_relations
|behavior
|power
הגדרה
In a way that controls other people.
In a manner that shows control, authority, or superiority over others.
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TECHNICAL
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dominánsan
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תבנית שימוש:
dominantly inherited/expressed [trait/condition]
The disorder is dominantly inherited, so an affected parent has a higher chance of passing it on.
A rendellenesség dominánsan öröklődik, ezért az érintett szülő nagyobb eséllyel adja tovább.
In this model, the mutated gene acts dominantly and masks the normal copy.
Ebben a modellben a mutált gén dominánsan hat, és elfedi a normál kópiát.
Some variants are dominantly expressed in certain tissues but not others.
טעות נפוצה:
Not the same as 'dominantly' meaning 'mostly'; in genetics it refers to inheritance, not frequency.
משמעות
with a dominant genetic effect
צירופים
dominantly inherited
|dominantly expressed
|dominantly acting allele
|dominantly transmitted
|dominantly negative mutation
|dominantly acting mutation
מילים נרדפות
dominant (Often used as an adjective instead (e.g., 'dominant inheritance').)
הפכים
recessively (Describes traits that typically require two copies to be expressed.)
נושאים
science
|biology
|genetics
|health
הגדרה
In genetics: needing only one copy of a gene to show a trait.
In a way that follows a dominant pattern in genetics, where one copy of a gene variant is sufficient to show a trait or condition.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
dominantly
IPA
GB/dˈoʊmənəntli/
US/dˈoʊmənəntli/
הברות והטעמה
dom - in - antly (3 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (dom)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: dominantly
- Plural: dominantlies
משפחת מילים
Forms
dominantlies
noun
Related words
domination
noun B2
domineering
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
subordinate
adjective B2
non-dominant
adjective
Advanced or less common
ביטויים
dominantly expressed
1/dˈoʊmənəntli ɪkspɹˈɛst/
fixed phrase
technical
shown strongly over another gene
In genetics: it shows more than the other version.
דוגמאות
- The mutant allele is dominantly expressed, so the phenotype appears even in heterozygotes.
- In these cells, the reporter gene is dominantly expressed compared with the baseline construct.
dominantly inherited
1/dˈoʊmənəntli ɪnhˈɛɹɪtɪd/
fixed phrase
technical
passed on by dominant inheritance
In genetics: you can inherit it from one parent.
דוגמאות
- This condition is dominantly inherited, so it often appears in every generation of a family.
- The researchers confirmed that the trait is dominantly inherited in the study population.