mainstream

英 ['meɪnstriːm]美 ['menstrim]
  • n. 主流
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中文词源

mainstream 主流

main,主要的，stream,水流。比喻用法。

英文词源

mainstream (n.)
also main-stream, main stream, "principal current of a river," 1660s, from main (adj.) + stream (n.); hence, "prevailing direction in opinion, popular taste, etc.," a figurative use first attested in Carlyle (1831). Mainstream media attested by 1980 in language of U.S. leftists critical of coverage of national affairs.

双语例句

1. Arran became increasingly estranged from the mainstream of Hollywood.
阿伦变得越来越脱离好莱坞的主流了。
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2. He accused the mainstream political parties of cynically exploiting this situation.
他指责一些主要政党从这一局势中牟取私利。
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3. There is absolutely no suggestion of any mainstream political party involvement.
没有任何依据表明有任何主要政党参与其中。
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4. Designer wedding dresses make wedding fashion a separate category from mainstream fashion.
著名设计师设计的婚纱使得婚纱时尚有别于主流服装时尚。
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5. Neither of the front-runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.
总统选举中的两位领先者都不是主流政治家。
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