• adj. 關(guān)鍵的；中樞的；樞軸的
• n. 關(guān)鍵事物；中心事物

來自pivot,核心。

pivotal (adj.)

1844, in figurative sense, from pivot (n.) + -al (1).

1. He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics.

他已經(jīng)確立了自己在美國政界的核心地位。

來自柯林斯例句

2. a pivotal role in European affairs

在歐洲事務(wù)中的關(guān)鍵作用

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. The Court of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English legal system.

上訴法院在英格蘭司法體系中起著中心作用。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The elections may prove to be pivotal in Colombia's political history.

這一選舉可能成為哥倫比亞政治史上關(guān)鍵的一次。

來自辭典例句

5. Both of these two pivotal concepts, however, have been refined by subsequent case law developments.

但這兩個(gè)關(guān)鍵概念經(jīng)隨后的判例法發(fā)展而被推敲得愈發(fā)精練.

來自英漢非文學(xué) - 行政法