| 单词 | pivot |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['pivət] |
| 解释 | n. 枢轴,中心;v. 旋转 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 枢轴,中心(a person, thing or factor having a major or central role);v. 旋转(to turn on as if on a pivot) 【例】 the pivot of the controversy(争论的 中心) |
| 字源 | pivot (n.) 1610s, from French pivot, from Old French pivot "hinge pin, pivot" (12c.), also "penis," of uncertain origin. Figurative sense of "central point" is recorded from 1813. pivot (v.) by 1841, from French pivoter and from pivot (n). Related: Pivoted; pivoting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pilot (驾驶员) 是中心,枢轴 |
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