Question of the Day #1435

For America’s Rarest Wildlife, Survival May Hinge on a Single Word

From the headline of this article at Yale Environment 360.

  上記の文で、hinge on (something)の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "hinge on (something)" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

～次第である、～で決まる、～による、～に依存する、～にかかっている、～に左右される

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to be determined or decided by (something) : to depend on (something)

 

Examples

1. The prosecution's case hinged on the evidence of a witness who died before the trial.
2. The film's plot hinges on a case of mistaken identity.
3. Many of the changes ordered by Biedscheid hinge on strong age-verification measures. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
4. The lawsuit does not hinge on the question of whether ICE should be operating at the Glenwood Springs strip mall, Hanlon reminded the council, asking the members to take their feelings about the federal agency out of the equation. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026
5. The answers to these questions, as so many inevitably do, hinge on time and money. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024

   

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