"backbone" in Chinese (Traditional)
脊椎骨幹 (比喻,支柱)
Definition
脊椎是你背部中央的骨頭。這個詞也可以指某事物最重要的部分,或堅強的品格。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'Backbone' 可指脊椎,亦常作比喻,代表最重要部分或堅毅 ('She has backbone')。可用於正式和口語場合,不要寫成 'back bone'。
Examples
The human backbone protects the spinal cord.
人的**脊椎**保護脊髓。
Fish have a backbone, but insects do not.
魚有**脊椎**,但昆蟲沒有。
She broke her backbone in an accident.
她在意外中折斷了**脊椎**。
Teachers are the backbone of the education system.
老師是教育體系的**骨幹**。
She showed real backbone when things got tough.
事情困難時,她展現了真正的**堅毅**。
Local businesses are the backbone of the community.
在地企業是社區的**支柱**。