prevailing

动词 prevail:

1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
   同义词：predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail
2. be valid, applicable, or true
   同义词：prevail, hold, obtain
3. continue to exist
   同义词：prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
4. prove superior
   同义词：prevail, triumph
5. use persuasion successfully
   同义词：prevail

形容词 prevailing:

1. most frequent or common
   同义词：predominant
2. encountered generally especially at the present time
   同义词：prevalent, rife

1. One who conforms to the prevailing ways and opinions of one's time or condition for personal advantage; an opportunist.
   随波逐流的人为了个人好处而认同自己所处时期或状况中流行的方式或观念的人; 机会主义者
2. Being in or conforming to the prevailing or current fashion; stylish.
   流行的符合流行的或现时的式样的; 时髦的
3. Product buy- back is a prevailing payment term at present.
   产品回购是目前流行的一种付款方式。

pre.vail.ing

adj.（形容词）
Most frequent or common; predominant.
普遍的：非常经常或普遍的；有优势的
Generally current; widespread.
流行的：普遍的；大规模的

【引伸】
prevail.ingly
adv.（副词）
prevail.ingness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>prevailing,prevalent,current,rifeThese adjectives denote what exists or is encountered generally at a particular time.
这些形容词都指存在或在某一特定时间里普遍遇到的东西。
Prevailing applies to what is most frequent or common at a certain time or in a certain place:
Prevailing 是指在某一特定时间或地点非常经常或普遍的东西：
例句：
The prevailing opinion seems to be that a trade war can be averted if both countries make concessions.
最普遍的观点认为商业战争在两个国家都作出让步的情况下是可避免的。

Prevalent suggests widespread existence or occurrence but does not imply predominance:
Prevalent 暗示了普遍的存在或发生但并不表占优势的：
例句：
.The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of resistance: it is the dissidence of dissent. (Edmund Burke).
.北方殖民地普遍的宗教是对拒绝原则的巧妙的改进：它是对持不同意见人的异议. （爱德蒙德·伯克）。

Current often stresses the present time;the term is frequently applied to what passes from one to another or to what is subject to frequent change:
Current 经常强调现在；这个词经常用来指从一物转到另一物的东西或经常变换的东西：
例句：
Many current psychoanalytic theories diverge markedly from classical Freudian dogma.
许多现行的心理分析理论和古典弗洛伊德教条差别很大。

Rife implies that something is current, plentiful, or rapidly spreading or increasing:
Rife 指现存的，大量的或急速扩展或增加的东西：
例句：
.The speculation which for some time was rife concerning [the book`s] authorship made many turn to it. (Samuel Butler).
.关于 作者的推测一度非常流行，这使得许多人都注意到了那本书. （塞缪尔·巴特勒）。

例句：
.The drinking of tea . . . now . . . became very rife. (John Galt).
.饮茶…现在…变得很流行. （约翰·高尔特）