mainspring 详细解释

mainspring

['meinspriŋ]

n.主要原因,主要推动力, 主发条

词义辨析

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英英释义

名词 mainspring:

the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism

补充

mainspringmainspring英:[ˈmeinspriŋ] 美:[ˈmenˌsprɪŋ]n.1.(钟表的)主发条,主要原因

例句

1. My life has been music, and a constant search for it has been the mainspring of my life.我视音乐为生命, 对音乐的不懈追求已经成为我生活的动力。 2. You begin to understand what actions were the mainspring of the story.你开始领会是什么行动在推动这个故事的发展。 3. they shared convictions that society was the mainspring of civilization.他们有着共同的信念,即社会是文明发展的主要推动力。 4. Agriculture is the mainspring of their economy.农业是他们的经济支柱。