pivotal
英 ['pɪvətl]
美['pɪvətl]
- adj. 关键的；中枢的；枢轴的
- n. 关键事物；中心事物
英英释意
- 1. being of crucial importance;
- "a pivotal event"
- "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger
- "the polar events of this study"
- "a polar principal"
双语例句
- 1. He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics.
- 他已经确立了自己在美国政界的核心地位。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. a pivotal role in European affairs
- 在欧洲事务中的关键作用
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The Court of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English legal system.
- 上诉法院在英格兰司法体系中起着中心作用。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The elections may prove to be pivotal in Colombia's political history.
- 这一选举可能成为哥伦比亚政治史上关键的一次。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Both of these two pivotal concepts, however, have been refined by subsequent case law developments.
- 但这两个关键概念经随后的判例法发展而被推敲得愈发精练.
来自英汉非文学 - 行政法