weakest link

短语

词形变化

weakest links 复数 weakest links

别名

weak link

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The part of a system that is most likely to cause problems or fail.

    比喻

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.)

来源：wiktionary