English Dictionary

linchpin

/ˈlɪnt͡ʃˌpɪn/

noun

A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.

She is the linchpin of the team, holding everything together.

意味（1）

A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.

In ij camellis ferri vocatis lynspins emptis pro carectis iiijᵈ.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.

What is difficult to appreciate, however, is the discrepancy between his statement to the 'Manchester Guardian' correspondent and his known abhorance for party politics, which is the lynchpin of modern democracy.