backbone
翻譯
脊柱, 骨幹, 毅力
例句
The doctor examined his backbone.
醫生檢查了他的脊柱。
She has the backbone to stand up for her beliefs.
她有堅持自己信念的骨氣。
Small businesses are the backbone of the economy.
小企業是經濟的支柱。
文法模式
((某事))的支柱 the backbone of (sth.) Small businesses are the backbone of the economy.
有骨氣做((某事)) to have the backbone to do (sth.) She has the backbone to stand up for her beliefs.
近義詞
同義詞: spine (脊柱), courage (勇氣), core (核心)
詞源
由“back”（背）和“bone”（骨頭）組成的複合詞，字面意思是背部的骨頭。
記憶技巧
想像脊柱支撐著整個身體。這個畫面既適用於字面意思，也適用於“主要支撐”或“勇氣”等比喻義。