- preponderate
[preponderate 词源字典]
- preponderate: see ponder
[preponderate etymology, preponderate origin, 英语词源] - preponderate (v.)
- 1610s, "to weigh more than," from Latin praeponderatus, past participle of praeponderare "outweigh, make heavier," from prae "before" (see pre-) + ponderare "to weigh" (see pound (n.1)). Meaning "to exceed in force or power" is from 1799. Related: Preponderation.