名詞 hinge:

1. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
   同義詞：flexible joint
2. a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend

動詞 hinge:

1. attach with a hinge

1. A casement is a window that opened by means of hinge at the side.
   豎鉸鏈窗是一種用邊上的鉸鏈開啟的窗戶。
2. The door opens easily because the hinges were oiled.
   這門開起來很容易，因?yàn)楹享撋狭擞汀?/div>

hinge

n.（名詞）

A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame.
鉸鏈，折葉：一種用于連接或轉(zhuǎn)動的裝置，使門或蓋在固定框架上可借以擺動
A similar structure or part, such as one that enables the valves of a bivalve mollusk to open and close.
類似鉸鏈的裝置：類似的結(jié)構(gòu)或部分，如使雙殼類軟體動物的殼張開閉合的關(guān)節(jié)
A small folded paper rectangle gummed on one side, used especially to fasten stamps in an album.
膠水紙：小塊薄膠紙，專門用來將郵票固定在集郵簿中
A point or circumstance on which subsequent events depend.
關(guān)鍵，轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)：一種發(fā)展過程所依賴的某種事物
v.（動詞）
hinged,hing.ing,hing.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To attach by or equip with or as if with hinges or a hinge.
給…裝鉸鏈，用鉸鏈接合
To consider or make (something) dependent on something else; predicate:
使依靠，使基于：依靠其他事物而考慮或決定（某事）；基于：
例句：
.convenient and misleading fictions for hinging an argument.(Stephen Jay Gould)
.引發(fā)爭論的簡易的，誤導(dǎo)的小說.(斯蒂芬·杰·古爾德)

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To be contingent on a single factor; depend:
依賴于單一狀況；取決于：
例句：
This plan hinges on her approval.
這個計(jì)劃取決于她同意與否

來源：
Middle English * see konk-
中古英語 *參見 konk-