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piv·ot·al
/ˈpɪvətḷ/
(
a
.)樞軸的,關鍵的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Piv·ot·al
a.
Of
or
pertaining
to
a
pivot
or
turning
point
;
belonging
to
,
or
constituting
,
a
pivot
;
of
the
nature
of
a
pivot
;
as
,
the
pivotal
opportunity
of
a
career
;
the
pivotal
position
in
a
battle
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
pivotal
adj
:
being
of
crucial
importance
; "
a
pivotal
event
"; "
Its
pivotal
location
has
also
exposed
it
to
periodic
invasions
"-
Henry
Kissinger
; "
the
polar
events
of
this
study
"; "
a
polar
principal
" [
syn
:
polar
]
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