English Dictionary

fault line

noun

(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth / (by extension) A minor split (in public opinion etc) that may develop into something larger

The fault line runs through the entire city.

意味（1）

(geology) The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth

意味（2）

(by extension) A minor split (in public opinion etc) that may develop into something larger

Yet the process may lead to new fault lines and resentments across the notoriously unstable Lebanese political system whose 18 different confessional groups share all levels of power.