| 单词 | staff and staple |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstaff and staple staff and staple (with the) the most fundamental or basic constituent parts of something; the indispensable or essential elements. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > that which is important > most important > part headeOE main1481 chiefty1552 main1567 principality1567 heart1584 the main of alla1591 main1595 masterpiece1612 stress1633 staple1826 node1860 staff and staple1869 meat1886 crux1888 business end1890 spear-head1929 1850 J. Leech Church-goer 2nd Ser. 119 A class of people who form the ‘staff and staple’ of an English rural population. 1869 Buckle's Hist. Civilisation Eng. (new ed.) II. 171 Events of this sort though neglected by ordinary historians are among the staff and staple of history. 1979 Jrnl. Marital & Family Therapy Oct. 115 Are not emotions the staff and staple of marriage? 2008 J. Steen Verse & Virtuosity iii. 38 How could this highly literary and allusive method of persuasion be turned into the staff and staple of vernacular verse? < as lemmas |
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