prevail

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /pɹɪˈveɪl/    美 /pɹɪˈveɪl/|/pɹɪˈvæɪl/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others. intransitive
    — Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.
  2. To triumph; to be victorious. intransitive
    — There are a number of SCPs and tales that look at potential apocalypses, but rarely with such totality as SCP-2935, a parallel dimension in which death prevailed.
  3. To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence. intransitive
    — In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.
  4. To succeed in persuading or inducing. intransitive,often
    — I prevailed on him to wait.
  5. To avail. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

prevails present,singular,third-person prevailing participle,present prevailed participle,past prevailed past prævail alternative,obsolete prævaile alternative,obsolete prævale alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
cooler heads must prevail cooler heads prevail cooler heads will prevail cool heads must prevail cool heads prevail cool heads will prevail prevailer prevailment prevail upon saner heads prevail saner heads will prevail
相关词
prevalence prevalent

词源

From Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevaleō (“be very able or more able, be superior, prevail”), from prae (“before”) + valeō (“be able or powerful”). Displaced native Old English rīcsian.
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