今日の単語 hinge on

hinge on

１．今日は hinge on （句動詞）をとりあげます。hinge はちょうつがいですよね。というところから、どんな意味になるでしょう。句動詞（phrasal verb) は苦手ですが、これからは少しずつ取り入れていきたいと思います。

In new fiscal year, hopes for economic revival hinge on jabs － After two lost years of the country’s economy amid the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, uncertainty clouds prospects of an economic recovery as the fiscal year 2021-22 begins. (from Katmandu Post)

ネパールの経済もコロナで大打撃の2年でした。復活は ワクチン接種に hinge on しています。

Ask Amy: Her wish for a successful marriage may hinge on coming clean about her addiction and recovery – Dear Amy: I am a recovering addict. I have been clean been for over 20 years. I was in a very mentally and physically abusive relationship with my first husband (the father of my children), and he has since passed away. Finally, I met the love of my life, and when we first met, he made some judgmental comments about people who use drugs. Once I became aware of his attitude, I was afraid to say anything that might ruin our relationship. (from The Oregonian)

お悩み相談への回答に hinge on が使われていますね。

The prosecution’s case hinged on the evidence of a witness who died before the trial.

目撃者の証拠が肝ですね。

The film’s plot hinges on a cases of mistaken identity.

その映画の筋は人違いがミソ。

A lot hinges on how we are viewed by oversea investors.

海外の投資家の目にどのように映るかに大きく左右される。

２．意味はわかりましたが、いつものように英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認しておきます。

If one thing hinges on another, the first thing depends on the second thing, or is very influenced by it.

If a story or situation hinges on an idea or subject, it developpes from the idea, or that is the most important subject in it.

Something that hinges on one thing or event depends entirely on it.

～次第である、～で決まる、～に左右される、～にかかっている

今日の単語（句動詞）は

hinge on ～に左右される、～で決まる

でした

1週間前の単語は、、、今日の単語 fluke まぐれ、でした。