pivotal

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɪvɪtəl/|/ˈpɪvətəl/    美 /ˈpɪvɪtəl/|[ˈpɪvɪɾəl]|/ˈpɪvətəl/|[ˈpɪvəɾəl]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or being a pivot.
  2. Being of crucial importance; central, key. figuratively
    — It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].

词形变化

more pivotal comparative most pivotal superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
nonpivotal pivotality pivotally pivotalness pivotal quantity

词源

Etymology tree
English pivot
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English pivotal
From pivot + -al.
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