preponderate

动词 preponderate:

1. weigh more heavily
   同义词：outweigh, overbalance, outbalance

1. Christians preponderate in the population of that part of the country.
   基督教徒在该国那一地区的人口中居多。

pre.pon.der.ate

v.intr.（不及物动词）
pre.pon.der.at.ed,pre.pon.der.at.ing,pre.pon.der.ates
To exceed something else in weight.
比…重：在重量上超过某物
To be greater than something else, as in power, force, quantity, or importance; predominate:
主宰：在权力、力量、数量或重要性上比其他大的；占优势的：
例句：
.In balancing his faults with his perfections, the latter seemed rather to preponderate.(Henry Fielding)
.平衡他的缺陷与才艺，后者相对说来似乎是主要的.(亨利·菲尔丁)

adj.（形容词）

Preponderant.
占优势的

来源：
Latin praeponder3re praeponder3t-
拉丁语 praeponder3re praeponder3t-
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前缀，表.先于.]
ponder3re [to weigh] * see (s)pen-
ponder3re [称] *参见 (s)pen-

【引伸】
prepon.derately
adv.（副词）
prepon.dera.tion
n.（名词）