记忆方法
1、prin- + cip- + -al + -ly.
2、字面含义：that takes first. => first in importance, principal, chief, "main, most important," of persons.
2、字面含义：that takes first. => first in importance, principal, chief, "main, most important," of persons.
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中文词源
principally 主要地，最重要地
来自principal,主要的，最重要的，-ly,副词后缀。
英语词源
- principally (adv.)
- mid-14c., "mostly, mainly; most importantly," from principal (adj.) + -ly (2). Late 14c. as "first of all." Meaning "for the most part" attested by 1832.
权威例句
- 1. The book is aimed principally at beginners.
- 这本书主要是为初学者编写的。
- 2. He had married her principally for the sake of her father's property.
- 他所以要娶她,主要是为了她父亲的财产.
- 3. The sell-off is aimed at repositioning the company as a publisher principally of business information.
- 出售公司部分业务的目的是将公司重新定位为以商业信息类出版物为主的出版商。
- 4. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
- 胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。
- 5. Our club was composed principally of students, with an admixture of young clerks.
- 我们的俱乐部主要由大学生组成, 外加一些年轻的职员.
词语辨析
【principally, mainly, generally, largely, chiefly, primarily, mostly, greatly】
这组词都有“主要地，大量地”的意思，其区别是：
principally: 侧重居首要地位。
mainly: 指主要部分，突出在一系列事物中的相对重要性。
generally: 通常强调普遍性。
largely: 着重范围或分量大大超过别的成分。
chiefly: 侧重某人或某物在众多的人或物中占主要和显著地位。
primarily: 侧重基本地，首要地。
mostly: 强调数量占多半，近乎全部。
greatly: 通常强调程度的高。
这组词都有“主要地，大量地”的意思，其区别是：
principally: 侧重居首要地位。
mainly: 指主要部分，突出在一系列事物中的相对重要性。
generally: 通常强调普遍性。
largely: 着重范围或分量大大超过别的成分。
chiefly: 侧重某人或某物在众多的人或物中占主要和显著地位。
primarily: 侧重基本地，首要地。
mostly: 强调数量占多半，近乎全部。
greatly: 通常强调程度的高。