prevailing
adj [attrib 作定语]
(a) most usual orwidespread 普遍的; 盛行的; 流行的
the prevailing customs,fashions, style, etc 流行的风俗、 式样、 款式等.
(b) (of a wind) that blows in an area most frequently (指风)某一区域里最常刮的
The prevailing wind here is from the south-west. 这里最常刮的风是西南风.
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
Because of his revolutionary views, he spent many years in prison.