English Dictionary

main

/meɪn/

adj

Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. / Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.

The main character in the story is a brave and determined young woman.

意味（1）

Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.

Religion direct us rather to ſecure inward peace than outward eaſe, to be more careful to avoid everlaſting and intolerable torment than ſhort and light afflictions which are but for a moment; […] In a word, our main intereſt is to be as happy as we can, and as long as is poſſible; and if we be caſt into ſuch circumſtances, that we muſt be either in part and for a time or elſe wholly and always miſerable, the beſt wiſdom is to chuſe the greateſt and moſt laſting happiness, but the leaſt and ſhorteſt miſery.

意味（2）

Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.

main timbers

意味（3）

(archaic, of force, strength, etc.) Full, sheer, undivided.

[…] I shall never forget the diabolical sneer which writhed Rashleigh's wayward features, as I was forced from the apartment by the main strength of two of these youthful Titans.

意味（4）

(dialectal) Big; angry.

意味（5）

(nautical) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.

意味（6）

(obsolete) Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.

And now that Current with main Fury ran / (The Stop remov'd that did the Courſe defend) / Unto the full of Miſchief, that began / T' an univerſal Ruin to extend; […]