西瓜单词

mainspring是什么意思

mainspring

英 ['meɪnsprɪŋ] 美 ['mensprɪŋ]

mainspring 钟表的主发条

main,主要的，spring,弹簧，发条。引申词义钟表的主发条等。

mainspring (n.): 1590s, of watches, clocks, etc., from main (adj.) + spring (n.3). Figurative use from 1690s.

1. You begin to understand what actions were the mainspring of the story.

你开始体会到是什么样的行动在推动这个故事的发展。

来自柯林斯例句

2. My life has been music, and a constant search for it has been the mainspring of my life.: 我以音乐为生，对音乐的不懈探索已经成为我生活的动力。