
取决于…;以…为转移
Does not success or failure hinge on this?
成败之机,其在斯乎?
The answers hinge on supply and demand.
答案取决于供给与需求。
The home is the hinge on which family life turns.
家庭生活要有个家才能维系。
For the most part, both of the plans hinge on taxes.
两方的计划都在最大程度上依赖税收的变革。
The fate of the project hinge on the decision of the council.
这项工程的命运取决于*********的决定。
"hinge on" 是一个常用的英语动词短语,其核心含义是“完全取决于;以…为转移;关键在于”。它形象地比喻某件事情的成功、结果或发生与否,就像一扇门依赖于铰链(hinge)才能开关一样,完全依赖于某个关键因素、条件或决定。
核心概念:依赖性与决定性因素
常见搭配与结构
同义词与近义表达
"hinge on" 是一个表达关键性依赖关系 的短语。它清晰地指出,某个特定的、通常是单一的因素对于事件的结果、决策或可能性起着决定性 的作用。理解和使用这个短语有助于精确表达事物之间的紧密联系和条件性。
: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries: Definition of "hinge on" phrasal verb. : Cambridge Dictionary: Meaning of "hinge on/upon sth". : Collins English Dictionary: Definition of "hinge on". : Macmillan Dictionary: Definition and synonyms of "hinge on/upon".
"hinge on" 是一个动词短语,表示某事物的结果、成功或发展完全依赖于另一事物,类似于中文的"取决于""关键在于"或"以...为转移"。
决定性依赖
强调核心条件,例如:
The success of the project hinges on funding.
(项目的成功取决于资金是否到位。)
因果关系
常与计划、决策、结果等抽象名词搭配:
The election outcome hinged on voter turnout.
(选举结果取决于选民投票率。)
后接名词/动名词
• hinges on + 名词:
The solution hinges on proper communication.
• hinges on + 动名词:
Survival hinges on finding water quickly.
时态变化
过去式用hinged on,现在分词用hinging on(注意:美式英语中有时也写作"hingeing on")
正式语境 | 日常口语 |
---|---|
depend entirely on | boil down to |
rest entirely on | come down to |
❌ 误用"hang on"(表示"坚持"或电话用语"稍等"):
The decision doesn't hang on your opinion. (错误)
The decision doesn't hinge on your opinion. (正确)
❌ 混淆单复数:
The result hinge on... (错误,第三人称单数需加-s)
The result hinges on... (正确)
可通过对比记忆:
例句加深理解:
The film's climax hinges on a single whispered secret.
(电影的高潮完全系于一个低声说出的秘密。)
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