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hinge n.铰链；关键 hinge (n.) c.1300, "the axis of the earth;" late 14c. as "movable joint of a gate or door," not found in Old English, cognate with Middle Dutch henghe "hook, handle," Middle Low German henge "hinge," from Proto-Germanic *hanhan (transitive), *hangen (intransitive), from PIE *konk- "to hang" (see hang (v.)). The notion is the thing from which a door hangs.hinge (v.) c.1600, "to bend," from hinge (n.). Meaning "turn on, depend" is from 1719. Related: Hinged; hinging. 【记】hang + edge 悬挂的边,门挂着的边上是铰链；音：銲接，銲接的地方都是关键连接处

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[hindʒ] 【英】 n. 铰链(a joint)；关键(pivot)【例】 The home is the hinge on which family life turns. n. 铰链(用于连接或转动的装置) = joint; 关键, 转折点(发展过程所依赖的某种事物) = pivot

单词	hinge
音标	[hindʒ]
解释	n.铰链；关键
红宝书	【英】 n. 铰链(a joint)；关键(pivot) 【例】 The home is the hinge on which family life turns.
字源	hinge (n.) c.1300, "the axis of the earth;" late 14c. as "movable joint of a gate or door," not found in Old English, cognate with Middle Dutch henghe "hook, handle," Middle Low German henge "hinge," from Proto-Germanic hanhan (transitive), hangen (intransitive), from PIE *konk- "to hang" (see hang (v.)). The notion is the thing from which a door hangs. hinge (v.) c.1600, "to bend," from hinge (n.). Meaning "turn on, depend" is from 1719. Related: Hinged; hinging.
不择手段背单词	n. 铰链(用于连接或转动的装置) = joint; 关键, 转折点(发展过程所依赖的某种事物) = pivot
趣味全助记	【记】hang + edge 悬挂的边,门挂着的边上是铰链；音：銲接，銲接的地方都是关键连接处

Hinge N Middle Hindʒ N.铰链；关键 英 铰链(A Joint)；关键(Pivot

Hinge N Middle Hindʒ N.铰链；关键英铰链(A Joint)；关键(Pivot