missing link

英 美
  • n.(相关联的整个事物中)缺少的一环
  • link v.联系;连接n.环;联系;节
  • missing adj.失踪的;失去的;漏掉的动词miss的现在分词形式.
Noun:
  1. hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.
      锁链的强度取决于它最弱的一环。
    2. Anti-corruption efforts can only be as strong as their weakest link.
      反贪污的努力最多也只能比这些政府最薄弱的一环较为强大。