*main·ly/`menlɪ; ˈmeɪnli/ adv 1 used to say that something is true about most of a group of people or things 大部分地: The workforce consists mainly of women. 劳动力大部分由妇女构成。 2 used to say that something is generally true 主要地: I bought the answering machine mainly for business reasons. 我主要是为了生意上的原因买了这台电话答录机。