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.
雙語例句
1. Arran became increasingly estranged from the mainstream of Hollywood.
阿倫變得越來越脫離好萊塢的主流了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He accused the mainstream political parties of cynically exploiting this situation.
他指責一些主要政黨從這一局勢中牟取私利。
來自柯林斯例句
3. There is absolutely no suggestion of any mainstream political party involvement.
沒有任何依據表明有任何主要政黨參與其中。
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4. Designer wedding dresses make wedding fashion a separate category from mainstream fashion.
著名設計師設計的婚紗使得婚紗時尚有別于主流服裝時尚。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Neither of the front-runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.