fulcrum /'fʊlkrəm/ n. 支点，支柱

这个词来自拉丁语 fulcire 支起来。所谓支点就是把东西支撑起来的那个点，比如杠杆的支点。阿基米德的名言就是 Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.

在比喻意义上，可以指支柱，形容某人或某物对某个活动起到了非常重要的作用。

英文释义： If you say that someone or something is the fulcrum of an activity or situation, you mean that they have a very important effect on what happens. #每日一词#