also king-pin, 1801 as the name of the large pin in the game of kayles (similar to bowls except a club or stick was thrown instead of a ball; see "Games, Gaming and Gamesters' Laws," Frederick Brandt, London, 1871), from king with a sense of "chief" + pin (n.). The modern use is mainly figurative and is perhaps from the word's use as another name for the king-bolt (itself from 1825) in a machinery, though the figurative use is attested earlier (1867) than the literal.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He went from being a small - time hood to a mafia kingpin.
他從不成氣候的小太保慢慢混到黑手黨的頭兒.
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. He's the kingpin of the whole team.
他是全隊(duì)的主力.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. National spirit is the moral kingpin on which a nation relies for survival and development.
民族精神是一個(gè)民族賴以生存和發(fā)展的精神支撐.
來(lái)自漢英非文學(xué) - 十六大報(bào)告
4. The U.S. is, indeed, the kingpin of human rights abuse.