mainstream的词源

英文词源

mainstream (n.)

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.

中文词源

mainstream：主流

main,主要的，stream,水流。比喻用法。

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mainstream：主流，主要倾向 

词根词缀： main主要的 + stream溪流