weakest link

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The part of a system that is most likely to cause problems or fail. also,figuratively

词形变化

weakest links plural weak link alternative

词源

The figurative sense comes by metaphor from the literal sense: the notion that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. (See historical details there.)
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