mother lode

短语

母脉, 主矿脉

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mother lodes 复数

别名

mother-lode

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend.

    地质
  2. 2.

    Any source of valuable or useful material.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

load lode

词源

Probably a calque of Spanish veta madre (“mother lode”).

来源：wiktionary