hinge

名词 hinge:

1. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
   同义词：flexible joint
2. a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend

动词 hinge:

1. attach with a hinge

1. A casement is a window that opened by means of hinge at the side.
   竖铰链窗是一种用边上的铰链开启的窗户。
2. The door opens easily because the hinges were oiled.
   这门开起来很容易，因为合页上了油。

hinge

n.（名词）

A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame.
铰链，折叶：一种用于连接或转动的装置，使门或盖在固定框架上可借以摆动
A similar structure or part, such as one that enables the valves of a bivalve mollusk to open and close.
类似铰链的装置：类似的结构或部分，如使双壳类软体动物的壳张开闭合的关节
A small folded paper rectangle gummed on one side, used especially to fasten stamps in an album.
胶水纸：小块薄胶纸，专门用来将邮票固定在集邮簿中
A point or circumstance on which subsequent events depend.
关键，转折点：一种发展过程所依赖的某种事物
v.（动词）
hinged,hing.ing,hing.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To attach by or equip with or as if with hinges or a hinge.
给…装铰链，用铰链接合
To consider or make (something) dependent on something else; predicate:
使依靠，使基于：依靠其他事物而考虑或决定（某事）；基于：
例句：
.convenient and misleading fictions for hinging an argument.(Stephen Jay Gould)
.引发争论的简易的，误导的小说.(斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德)

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be contingent on a single factor; depend:
依赖于单一状况；取决于：
例句：
This plan hinges on her approval.
这个计划取决于她同意与否

来源：
Middle English * see konk-
中古英语 *参见 konk-