mainstay的词源

英文词源

mainstay (n.)

"chief support," 1787, figurative use of a nautical noun meaning "stay which extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast" (late 15c.), from main (adj.) + stay (n.).

中文词源

mainstay：支柱

main,主要的，stay,支撑，维持。比喻用法。

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