chiefly 音標拼音: [tʃ'ifli]
ad . 主要地
主要地
chiefly adv 1 :
for the most part ; "
he is mainly interested in butterflies " [
synonym : {
chiefly }, {
principally }, {
primarily },
{
mainly }, {
in the main }]
Chiefly \
Chief "
ly \,
adv .
1 .
In the first place ;
principally ;
pre ["
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minently ;
above ;
especially .
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Search through this garden ;
leave unsearched no nook ;
But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge .
--
Milton .
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2 .
For the most part ;
mostly .
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Those parts of the kingdom where the . . .
estates of the dissenters chiefly lay . --
Swift .
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82 Moby Thesaurus words for "
chiefly ":
a fortiori ,
ab initio ,
ab ovo ,
aborigine ,
above all ,
all in all ,
all the more ,
all things considered ,
almost entirely ,
altogether ,
approximately ,
as a rule ,
as a whole ,
as an approximation ,
as per usual ,
as things go ,
as usual ,
at first ,
at large ,
at the start ,
before everything ,
broadly ,
broadly speaking ,
by and large ,
commonly ,
customarily ,
dominantly ,
effectually ,
especially ,
essentially ,
even ,
ever so ,
first ,
first and foremost ,
first of all ,
first thing ,
firstly ,
from the beginning ,
generally ,
generally speaking ,
habitually ,
in chief ,
in general ,
in particular ,
in the beginning ,
in the main ,
indeed ,
initially ,
largely ,
mainly ,
more than ever ,
most often ,
mostly ,
naturally ,
never so ,
no end ,
normally ,
normatively ,
on balance ,
on the whole ,
ordinarily ,
originally ,
overall ,
particularly ,
peculiarly ,
predominantly ,
prescriptively ,
prevailingly ,
primarily ,
primo ,
principally ,
regularly ,
roughly ,
roughly speaking ,
routinely ,
speaking generally ,
still more ,
substantially ,
to be expected ,
usually ,
virtually ,
yea
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CHIEFLY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of CHIEFLY is most importantly : principally, especially How to use chiefly in a sentence
chiefly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of chiefly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
CHIEFLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Chiefly they are concerned with what humans do, with economic and social activities, with the inheritance of property, and with other aspects of cultural inheritance
Chiefly - definition of chiefly by The Free Dictionary 1 Above all; especially: an actor who is famous chiefly for her first two movies 2 Almost entirely; mainly: The complaints were chiefly about slow service
chiefly - WordReference. com Dictionary of English WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 chief•ly ˈtʃifli adv most importantly; principally: He proposed a tax cut chiefly to get re-elected for the most part; mainly: The car is made chiefly in the United States
chiefly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adverb chiefly (comparative more chiefly, superlative most chiefly) (focus) Especially or primarily; above all
CHIEFLY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com CHIEFLY definition: primarily; essentially See examples of chiefly used in a sentence
CHIEFLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one He joined the consular service, chiefly because this was one of the few job vacancies His response to attacks on his work was chiefly bewilderment
chiefly | meaning of chiefly in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . . chiefly meaning, definition, what is chiefly: mostly but not completely: Learn more
chiefly, adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Factsheet What does the adverb chiefly mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb chiefly See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence