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源自拉丁语 'praeponderantia',由 'prae-'(在前)和 'ponderare'(称重)组成,字面意为'重量上的优势'。
❶ 指在数量、力量或重要性上占据明显优势的状态,常用于描述某一方在比较中占主导地位的情况。
“There was a clear preponderance of women in the nursing profession.”
(护理行业中女性明显占多数。)
“The preponderance of evidence supports his innocence.”
(大量证据表明他是无辜的。)
preponderance of evidence — 法律术语,指在诉讼中一方提供的证据明显多于或强于另一方,足以支持其主张。
“The jury found the defendant guilty based on the preponderance of evidence.”
(陪审团根据优势证据判定被告有罪。)