dominant

dominant, predominant, sovereign

名词 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
   同义词：dominant allele

形容词 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.
   棕色眼睛是显性的，蓝色眼睛是隐性的。
2. The right hand is dominant in most people.
   大多数人的右手是优势手。
3. Peace was the dominant theme of the conference.
   和平是大会的首要议题。

dom.i.nant

adj.Abbr. dom.（形容词）缩写 dom.
Exercising the most influence or control.
支配的：最有影响的或支配的
Most prominent, as in position; ascendant.
优势的：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.
【遗传学】 显性的：不管遗传组合等位基因还是异合等位基因都产生相同表现型结果的等位基因的
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.
【生态学】 优势物种的：某个生态群落所特有的能够决定其它物种的存在、繁殖和有关类型的物种的
Music Relating to or based on the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
【音乐】 属音的：与自然音阶的第五音相关或以此为基础的
n.Abbr. dom.（名词）缩写 dom.
Genetics A dominant allele or trait.
【遗传学】 显性：显性基因或性状
Ecology A dominant species.
【生态学】 优势物种
Music The fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
【音乐】 属音：音阶的第五音

来源：
Middle English dominaunt
中古英语 dominaunt
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin domin3ns dominant- [present participle of] domin3ro [to dominate] * see dominate
源自 拉丁语 domin3ns dominant- [] domin3ro的现在分词 [支配] *参见 dominate

【引伸】
dom.inantly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>dominant,predominant,preponderant,paramount,preeminentThese adjectives mean surpassing all others in power, influence, or position.
这些形容词的意思是指在力量、影响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 指行使最高统治或权威或者具有无可置疑的优势的：
例句：
The Soviet Union is the dominant nation of Eastern Europe.
苏联是东欧的主要国家。

Predominant is often nearly identical withdominant but more often implies being uppermost at a particular time or for the time being:
Predominant 几乎常与dominant 意义完全相同， 但是更常带有在某一时候或暂时至高无上的意思：
例句：
.Egrets, gulls and small mammals are the predominant wildlife on the island these days. (Dan McCoubrey).
.白鹭、海鸥和小哺乳动物在这些年成了岛上的主要野生生物. （丹·麦克考布雷）。

Preponderant implies superiority as the result of outweighing or outnumbering all others:
Preponderant 含有作为在重要性或数量上超出其它结果的意思：
例句：
"No big modern war has been won without preponderant sea power" (Samuel Eliot Morison).
.没有哪次重大现代战争不是由占优势的海军力量取胜的. （萨缪尔·艾略特·莫里森）。

Paramount means first in importance, rank, or regard:
Paramount 意指在重要性、级别或注意方面的第一：
例句：
"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union" (Abraham Lincoln).
.在这场斗争中我的首要目标是挽救统一. （亚伯拉罕·林肯）。

Preeminent especially suggests generally recognized supremacy:
Preeminent 尤指广泛认可的优势：
例句：
He is the preeminent tenor of the modern era.
.他是现代杰出的男高音.