backbone的英文釋義Noun 1. a central cohesive source of support and stability;
faith is his anchorthe keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft moneyhe is the linchpin of this firm2. fortitude and determination;
he didn't have the guts to try it3. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord;
the fall broke his back4. the part of a network that connects other networks together;
the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic