mainstream

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air
  2. That which is common; the norm. usually
    — ideas outside of the mainstream
动词 v.
  1. To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream. transitive
    — Just as the gang peace movement desired to mainstream hardcore bangers into civic society, The Chronic wanted to drive hardcore rap into the popstream.
  2. To become mainstream. intransitive
    — In a nonchurch context, we can look more explicitly at formerly New Age practices to see if and how they have mainstreamed.
  3. To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students. US,transitive
    — Despite these beliefs, the decision to send my son to a regular school was not made easily. I didn't know of any child as disabled as he who had been mainstreamed.
形容词 adj.
  1. Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.
    — They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.

词形变化

more mainstream comparative most mainstream superlative mainstreams plural mainstreams present,singular,third-person mainstreaming participle,present mainstreamed participle,past mainstreamed past

词源

词源 1
From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).
词源 2
From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).
词源 3
From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).
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