pivotal
adj. 中樞的; 樞軸的; 關鍵的
A pivotal role, point or figure in something is one that is very important and affects the success of that thing.
The Court of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English legal system...
上訴法院在英格蘭司法體系中起著中心作用。
The elections may prove to be pivotal in Colombia's political history.
這一選舉可能成為哥倫比亞政治史上關鍵的一次。
1. being of crucial importance;
For those of you who are entering teaching, your role is indeed a pivotal one.
那些將要步入教師行列的人, 你們所扮演的角色確實是非常重要的.
We hypothesized that right ventricular adaptation plays a pivotal role in the response to training.
我們假設右室適應性在對訓練的反應中有著非常重要的作用.
It is the pivotal struggle in the second period, the period of revolutionary action.
這個鬥爭是第二時期即革命時期的中心鬥爭.
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which immune mechanisms play a pivotal role.
目前研究認為動脈粥樣硬化是一種慢性炎症免疫性疾病.
The wait was pivotal because it induced customers to fill the pause with a public commitment.
等待非常關鍵,因為這促使顧客以公開的承諾來補上停頓.