chiefly的词源

英文词源

chiefly (adv.)

"pre-eminently," mid-14c., from chief + -ly (2). Adjectival meaning "pertaining to a chief" is from 1870 (from -ly (1)).

中文词源

chiefly：主要地，首要地

词根词缀： chief 首要的 + -ly 副词词尾

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