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main part; principal section; core portion
The central or most important part of a structure, document, machine, or system. Used to single out the essential portion from secondary or peripheral ones.
建物の主要部が完成した。
The main part of the building is finished.
報告書の主要部だけを読んだ。
I read only the main part of the report.
システムの主要部に不具合が見つかり、復旧に時間がかかった。
A fault was found in the core part of the system, and recovery took a long time.
Formed from 主要 (main, principal) plus the suffix 部 (part, section). It picks out the central portion of something composed of several parts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 主要部を占める: to make up the main part
- 主要部が完成する: the main part is completed
- システムの主要部: the core of the system
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 中心部: central part — emphasizes physical or geographic center
- 根幹: backbone, core — the most fundamental basis, more abstract