mainstay

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A chief support.
    — Agriculture is the mainstay of this country’s economy.
  2. Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.
    — On the Bishops Stortford line, the crisis now seems to be over; the units designed for this service are the mainstay of the workings once again and although some of the inner suburban sets are still seen, very few L.T.S. Line units are noticeable.
  3. A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.

词形变化

mainstays plural

词源

From Middle English main stai, equivalent to main + stay (“rope”).
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary