figurative. A cardinal point; an important matter.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > essential or central > upon which something depends (15) harrec1000 figurative. A cardinal point; an important matter. pina1538 Extended figurative uses. A point, matter, principle, etc., upon which something depends. Frequently with hang. Cf. peg, n.1 4. Now rare. key1559 A person who or thing which is central to a system, group, or organization; an essential or key element; a mainstay. Cf. sense A. 10b and key, adj. pinch1581 The critical or crucial point of an argument, theory, etc.; a crux. Obsolete. axle-treec1600 figurative. (Cf. pivot, n. 3a, axis, n.1 1b.) axlea1634 The centre-pin or spindle upon which a wheel revolves, or which revolves along with it. figurative. (Cf. ‘pivot.’) fulcrum1668 figurative. A crucial or central point or person on which something depends; a person who or thing which crucially affects the activity… keystone1722 figurative. The central principle or element of a system, ideology, etc., on which all the rest depends; a vital or essential part of something. Cf… pivot1748 figurative. The crucial or central point of something; that on which everything depends. turning-point1836 fig. A point at which a decisive change of any kind takes place; a critical point, crisis. (The usual sense.) landmark1859 (In modern use.) An object which marks or is associated with some event or stage in a process; esp. a characteristic, a modification, etc., or an… axis1860 figurative. The ‘pivot’ on which any matter turns. linchpin1954 figurative. A person or thing vital to an enterprise; a key component or governing principle. Subcategories:— types of (2) |
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