pre-eminently
adverb formal mainly UK (also mainly US preeminently) uk/ˌpriːˈem.ɪ.nənt.li/ us/ˌpriːˈem.ə.nənt.li/
主要地；在很大程度上
mainly, or to a very great degree
The arts festival is pre-eminently a festival of theatre. 艺术节在很大程度上是戏剧节。
Maps are preeminently a language of power.
All the company's directors are preeminently successful businesspeople.
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- This is preeminently the time to speak the truth.
- I consider this to be a pre-eminently economic, rather than political, issue.
- She is pre-eminently qualified for this position.