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单词 dominant
释义

dominant

English

Etymology

From Middle French dominant.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɒmɪnənt/
    • Audio (UK)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɑmənənt/

Noun

dominant (plural dominants)

  1. (music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
  2. (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
  3. (genetics) A gene that is dominant.
    • 1930, R. A. Fisher, J. H. Bennett, The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection (page 50)
      Finally, if we suppose provisionally that the mutant genes are dominant just as often as they are recessive, selection will be far more severe in eliminating the disadvantageous dominants than in eliminating the disadvantageous recessives.
  4. A species or organism that is dominant.
    • 1966, John R. Bassett, Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.), Thinning loblolly pine from above and below
      Landowners cannot afford to cut submerchantable trees, yet many hesitate to cut merchantable dominants and codominants at the risk of downgrading the residual stand.
  5. (BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
    • 2011, Jayne Rylon, Mistress's Master (page 65)
      His story was a fable you told dominants in training to stress the importance of comprehending the depths of your submissive's needs.

Synonyms

  • dominator

Translations

Adjective

dominant (comparative more dominant, superlative most dominant)

  1. Ruling; governing; prevailing
    The dominant party controlled the government.
    • 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 12, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323:
      The member of a dominant race is, in his dealings with the subject race, seldom indeed fraudulent, […] but imperious, insolent, and cruel.
  2. Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
    The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.
    • 2009, H. Stephen Stoker, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, page 10
      All other elements are mere "impurities" when their abundances are compared with those of these two dominant elements.
  3. (of a hand) Preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
  4. (medicine) Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
  5. (music) Being the dominant
    Dominant seventh

Synonyms

  • (ruling, governing): imposing
  • (predominant, common): prevalent

Antonyms

  • (ruling): obedient, submissive (one who obeys); defiant, rebellious (one who defys)

Derived terms

  • co-dominant
  • dominant seventh
  • dominant seventh chord

Translations

Catalan

Adjective

dominant (masculine and feminine plural dominants)

  1. dominant

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French dominant, from Middle French dominant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdoː.miˈnɑnt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: do‧mi‧nant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

dominant (comparative dominanter, superlative dominantst)

  1. dominant
    Synonym: overheersend
  2. (genetics) dominant

Inflection

Inflection of dominant
uninflecteddominant
inflecteddominante
comparativedominanter
positivecomparativesuperlative
predicative/adverbialdominantdominanterhet dominantst
het dominantste
indefinitem./f. sing.dominantedominanteredominantste
n. sing.dominantdominanterdominantste
pluraldominantedominanteredominantste
definitedominantedominanteredominantste
partitivedominantsdominanters—

Derived terms

  • dominantie

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔ.mi.nɑ̃/
  • audio(file)

Participle

dominant

  1. present participle of dominer

Adjective

dominant (feminine dominante, masculine plural dominants, feminine plural dominantes)

  1. dominant

Derived terms

  • vent dominant

Descendants

  • → Turkish: dominant

Further reading

  • “dominant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

dominant (strong nominative masculine singular dominanter, comparative dominanter, superlative am dominantesten)

  1. dominant

Declension

Positive forms of dominant
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuterall genders
predicativeer ist dominantsie ist dominantes ist dominantsie sind dominant
strong declension
(without article)		nominativedominanterdominantedominantesdominante
genitivedominantendominanterdominantendominanter
dativedominantemdominanterdominantemdominanten
accusativedominantendominantedominantesdominante
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativeder dominantedie dominantedas dominantedie dominanten
genitivedes dominantender dominantendes dominantender dominanten
dativedem dominantender dominantendem dominantenden dominanten
accusativeden dominantendie dominantedas dominantedie dominanten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeein dominantereine dominanteein dominantes(keine) dominanten
genitiveeines dominanteneiner dominanteneines dominanten(keiner) dominanten
dativeeinem dominanteneiner dominanteneinem dominanten(keinen) dominanten
accusativeeinen dominanteneine dominanteein dominantes(keine) dominanten
Comparative forms of dominant
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuterall genders
predicativeer ist dominantersie ist dominanteres ist dominantersie sind dominanter
strong declension
(without article)		nominativedominantererdominanteredominanteresdominantere
genitivedominanterendominantererdominanterendominanterer
dativedominanteremdominantererdominanteremdominanteren
accusativedominanterendominanteredominanteresdominantere
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativeder dominanteredie dominanteredas dominanteredie dominanteren
genitivedes dominanterender dominanterendes dominanterender dominanteren
dativedem dominanterender dominanterendem dominanterenden dominanteren
accusativeden dominanterendie dominanteredas dominanteredie dominanteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeein dominanterereine dominantereein dominanteres(keine) dominanteren
genitiveeines dominantereneiner dominantereneines dominanteren(keiner) dominanteren
dativeeinem dominantereneiner dominantereneinem dominanteren(keinen) dominanteren
accusativeeinen dominantereneine dominantereein dominanteres(keine) dominanteren
Superlative forms of dominant
number & gendersingularplural
masculinefeminineneuterall genders
predicativeer ist am dominantestensie ist am dominantestenes ist am dominantestensie sind am dominantesten
strong declension
(without article)		nominativedominantesterdominantestedominantestesdominanteste
genitivedominantestendominantesterdominantestendominantester
dativedominantestemdominantesterdominantestemdominantesten
accusativedominantestendominantestedominantestesdominanteste
weak declension
(with definite article)		nominativeder dominantestedie dominantestedas dominantestedie dominantesten
genitivedes dominantestender dominantestendes dominantestender dominantesten
dativedem dominantestender dominantestendem dominantestenden dominantesten
accusativeden dominantestendie dominantestedas dominantestedie dominantesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		nominativeein dominantestereine dominantesteein dominantestes(keine) dominantesten
genitiveeines dominantesteneiner dominantesteneines dominantesten(keiner) dominantesten
dativeeinem dominantesteneiner dominantesteneinem dominantesten(keinen) dominantesten
accusativeeinen dominantesteneine dominantesteein dominantestes(keine) dominantesten

Further reading

  • “dominant” in Duden online
  • “dominant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

From French dominant.

Adjective

dominant m or n (feminine singular dominantă, masculine plural dominanți, feminine and neuter plural dominante)

  1. dominant

Declension
Declension of dominant
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite dominant dominantă dominanți dominante
definite dominantul dominanta dominanții dominantele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite dominant dominante dominanți dominante
definite dominantului dominantei dominanților dominantelor

Turkish

Etymology

From French dominante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔ.mi.nɑnt/

Adjective

dominant

  1. dominant
    Synonym: baskın

Declension

predicative forms of dominant
present tense
positive,
declarative		positive,
interrogative		negative,
declarative		negative,
interrogative
ben (I am)dominantımdominant mıyım?dominant değilimdominant değil miyim?
sen (you are)dominantsındominant mısın?dominant değilsindominant değil misin?
o (he/she/it is)dominant / dominanttırdominant mı?dominant değildominant değil mi?
biz (we are)dominantızdominant mıyız?dominant değilizdominant değil miyiz?
siz (you are)dominantsınızdominant mısınız?dominant değilsinizdominant değil misiniz?
onlar (they are)dominant(lar)dominant(lar) mı?dominant değil(ler)dominant değiller mi?
past tense
positive,
declarative		positive,
interrogative		negative,
declarative		negative,
interrogative
ben (I was)dominanttımdominant mıydım?dominant değildimdominant değil miydim?
sen (you were)dominanttındominant mıydın?dominant değildindominant değil miydin?
o (he/she/it was)dominanttıdominant mıydı?dominant değildidominant değil miydi?
biz (we were)dominanttıkdominant mıydık?dominant değildikdominant değil miydik?
siz (you were)dominanttınızdominant mıydınız?dominant değildinizdominant değil miydiniz?
onlar (they were)dominanttılardominant mıydılar?dominant değildi(ler) / değillerdidominant değil miydiler?
indirect past
positive,
declarative		positive,
interrogative		negative,
declarative		negative,
interrogative
ben (I was)dominantmışımdominant mıymışım?dominant değilmişimdominant değil miymişim?
sen (you were)dominantmışsındominant mıymışsın?dominant değilmişsindominant değil miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was)dominantmışdominant mıymış?dominant değilmişdominant değil miymiş?
biz (we were)dominantmışızdominant mıymışız?dominant değilmişizdominant değil miymişiz?
siz (you were)dominantmışsınızdominant mıymışsınız?dominant değilmişsinizdominant değil miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were)dominantmışlardominant mıymışlar?dominant değilmiş(ler) / değillermişdominant değil miymişler?
conditional
positive,
declarative		positive,
interrogative		negative,
declarative		negative,
interrogative
ben (if I)dominantsamdominant mıysam?dominant değilsemdominant değil miysem?
sen (if you)dominantsandominant mıysan?dominant değilsendominant değil miysen?
o (if he/she/it)dominantsadominant mıysa?dominant değilsedominant değil miyse?
biz (if we)dominantsakdominant mıysak?dominant değilsekdominant değil miysek?
siz (if you)dominantsanızdominant mıysanız?dominant değilsenizdominant değil miyseniz?
onlar (if they)dominantsalardominant mıysalar?dominant değilseler / değillersedominant değil miyseler?
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