fulcrum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfʊlkɹəm/|/ˈfʌlkɹəm/    美 /ˈfʊlkɹəm/|/ˈfʌlkɹəm/|/ˈfʊlkɹəm/|/ˈfɐlkɹəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The support about which a lever pivots.
    — It is possible to flick food across the table using your fork as a lever and your finger as a fulcrum.
  2. A crux or pivot; a central point. figuratively
    — By this point the fulcrum of concern is the stuprum of men upon men, described as more prevalent than that upon women.

词形变化

fulcrums plural fulcra plural

词汇关系

相关词
fulcral

词源

Borrowed from Latin fulcrum (“bedpost, foot of a couch”), from fulciō (“prop up, support”).
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