backbone

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n. 脊椎, 志气, 骨干, 支柱 [计] 主干网, 主干网点

发音

UK /ˈbækˌbəʊn/
US /ˈbækˌboʊn/

词形变化

backbones 复数 backbones

别名

back-bone back bone

教材释义与例句

名词

支柱；主干网；决心，毅力；脊椎

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

    骨干

    脊骨

    背骨

    脊椎

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.

    可数 比喻 不可数

    Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce.

  3. 3.

    Courage, fortitude, or strength.

    比喻 不可数 可数

    He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

back sand guts anchor spine grit keystone moxie gumption linchpin

上位词 9

part support connection portion fortitude connector connexion connecter connective

下位词 2

chine notochord

部分词 6

vertebra coccyx intervertebral disc spinal canal tailbone vertebral canal

整体词 7

book network net volume mesh meshing meshwork

相关短语

to the backbone 彻底地 Bustamante backbone devil's backbone

词源

From Middle English bakbon, bakebon, bac-bon; equivalent to back + bone. Compare the semantically analogous English ridgebone.

来源：wiktionary