"keystone" in Chinese (Traditional)
拱心石關鍵部分
Definition
「Keystone」是指拱頂中央的頂石,支撐著其他所有石塊。也用來比喻系統或過程中最重要的部分。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
字面指建築用語,比喻時常見於正式、學術或報導語境,表示最重要的部分。常見搭配如:'keystone species'(關鍵物種)。口語對話中較少使用。
Examples
The keystone is in the center of the arch.
**拱心石**在拱門的中央。
Trust is the keystone of any good relationship.
信任是任何良好關係的**關鍵部分**。
Removing the keystone makes the whole arch fall.
移走**拱心石**會讓整個拱門倒塌。
Education is often called the keystone of society.
教育經常被稱為社會的**關鍵部分**。
That little town became a keystone in the national railroad network.
那個小鎮成為全國鐵路網的**關鍵部分**。
If you take away that keystone habit, everything else falls apart.
如果失去那個**關鍵習慣**,其他一切都會崩潰。