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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Arran became increasingly estranged from the mainstream of Hollywood.
阿倫變得越來(lái)越脫離好萊塢的主流了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He accused the mainstream political parties of cynically exploiting this situation.
他指責(zé)一些主要政黨從這一局勢(shì)中牟取私利。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. There is absolutely no suggestion of any mainstream political party involvement.
沒(méi)有任何依據(jù)表明有任何主要政黨參與其中。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Designer wedding dresses make wedding fashion a separate category from mainstream fashion.