mainspring
- n. 主要动力;(钟表)主发条;主要原因;主要动机
词态变化
中文词源
main,主要的,spring,弹簧,发条。引申词义钟表的主发条等。
英文词源
- mainspring (n.)
- 1590s, of watches, clocks, etc., from main (adj.) + spring (n.3). Figurative use from 1690s.
双语例句
- 1. You begin to understand what actions were the mainspring of the story.
- 你开始体会到是什么样的行动在推动这个故事的发展。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. My life has been music, and a constant search for it has been the mainspring of my life.
- 我以音乐为生,对音乐的不懈探索已经成为我生活的动力。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her jealousy is the mainspring of the novel's plot.
- 这部小说情节中贯穿了她的忌妒之心.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The mainspring makes the watch motion.
- 发条带动表走.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Fear is the mainspring of war.
- 恐惧是战争的主要动力.
来自辞典例句