dominant, predominant, sovereign

名詞 dominant:

1. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
2. an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
   同義詞：dominant allele

形容詞 dominant:

1. exercising influence or control
2. (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

1. Brown eyes are dominant and blue eyes are recessive.
   棕色眼睛是顯性的，藍(lán)色眼睛是隱性的。
2. The right hand is dominant in most people.
   大多數(shù)人的右手是優(yōu)勢手。
3. Peace was the dominant theme of the conference.
   和平是大會的首要議題。

dom.i.nant

adj.Abbr. dom.（形容詞）縮寫 dom.
Exercising the most influence or control.
支配的：最有影響的或支配的
Most prominent, as in position; ascendant.
優(yōu)勢的：如地位等最突出的；上升的
Genetics Of, relating to, or being an allele that produces the same phenotypic effect whether inherited with a homozygous or heterozygous allele.
【遺傳學(xué)】 顯性的：不管遺傳組合等位基因還是異合等位基因都產(chǎn)生相同表現(xiàn)型結(jié)果的等位基因的
Ecology Of, relating to, or being a species that is most characteristic of an ecological community and usually determines the presence, abundance, and type of other species.
【生態(tài)學(xué)】 優(yōu)勢物種的：某個(gè)生態(tài)群落所特有的能夠決定其它物種的存在、繁殖和有關(guān)類型的物種的
Music Relating to or based on the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
【音樂】 屬音的：與自然音階的第五音相關(guān)或以此為基礎(chǔ)的
n.Abbr. dom.（名詞）縮寫 dom.
Genetics A dominant allele or trait.
【遺傳學(xué)】 顯性：顯性基因或性狀
Ecology A dominant species.
【生態(tài)學(xué)】 優(yōu)勢物種
Music The fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
【音樂】 屬音：音階的第五音

來源：
Middle English dominaunt
中古英語 dominaunt
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin domin3ns dominant- [present participle of] domin3ro [to dominate] * see dominate
源自 拉丁語 domin3ns dominant- [] domin3ro的現(xiàn)在分詞 [支配] *參見 dominate

【引伸】
dom.inantly
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>dominant,predominant,preponderant,paramount,preeminentThese adjectives mean surpassing all others in power, influence, or position.
這些形容詞的意思是指在力量、影響或地位方面超出其他一切。
Dominant applies to what exercises principal control or authority or is unmistakably ascendant:
Dominant 指行使最高統(tǒng)治或權(quán)威或者具有無可置疑的優(yōu)勢的：
例句：
The Soviet Union is the dominant nation of Eastern Europe.
蘇聯(lián)是東歐的主要國家。

Predominant is often nearly identical withdominant but more often implies being uppermost at a particular time or for the time being:
Predominant 幾乎常與dominant 意義完全相同， 但是更常帶有在某一時(shí)候或暫時(shí)至高無上的意思：
例句：
.Egrets, gulls and small mammals are the predominant wildlife on the island these days. (Dan McCoubrey).
.白鷺、海鷗和小哺乳動(dòng)物在這些年成了島上的主要野生生物. （丹·麥克考布雷）。

Preponderant implies superiority as the result of outweighing or outnumbering all others:
Preponderant 含有作為在重要性或數(shù)量上超出其它結(jié)果的意思：
例句：
"No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power" (Samuel Eliot Morison).
.沒有哪次重大現(xiàn)代戰(zhàn)爭不是由占優(yōu)勢的海軍力量取勝的. （薩繆爾·艾略特·莫里森）。

Paramount means first in importance, rank, or regard:
Paramount 意指在重要性、級別或注意方面的第一：
例句：
"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union" (Abraham Lincoln).
.在這場斗爭中我的首要目標(biāo)是挽救統(tǒng)一. （亞伯拉罕·林肯）。

Preeminent especially suggests generally recognized supremacy:
Preeminent 尤指廣泛認(rèn)可的優(yōu)勢：
例句：
He is the preeminent tenor of the modern era.
.他是現(xiàn)代杰出的男高音.