"mainstay" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 支柱
• 主要依靠

Definition

某事物最重要的支柱或基础；一个群体、系统或活动中最核心、最可靠的部分。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Mainstay' 常见于正式或半正式语境，通常形容至关重要或起支柱作用的人或事，如 'mainstay of the community'。不要用于描述次要角色。

Examples

Rice is the mainstay of their diet.

大米是他们饮食的**支柱**。

Education is a mainstay of the country's progress.

教育是国家进步的**支柱**。

She is the mainstay of her family.

她是家里的**支柱**。

Tourism has become the economic mainstay of the region.

旅游业已成为该地区经济的**支柱**。

My grandmother was the emotional mainstay of our family growing up.

小时候，奶奶是我们家情感上的**支柱**。

Agriculture remains a mainstay despite changes in the global market.

尽管全球市场发生变化，农业仍是**主要支柱**。