central
/ˈsentrəl/adjective
1
- at the point or in the area that is in the middle of something中心的, 中央的：
the station has a central courtyard
这个车站有个中心庭院
the apartments are very central.
这些公寓住宅位置非常居中。
1.1
- accessible from a variety of places位于中心的; 近中心的; 有多条通道的：
coaches met at a central location.
教练们在中心位置碰头。
1.2
- Phonetics (of a vowel) articulated in the centre of the mouth【语音】（元音）（中）央的。
2
- of the greatest importance; principal or essential最重要的; 首要的, 必不可少的：
his preoccupation with American history is central to his work.
对美国历史的专注是他的工作首要之处。
2.1
- attrib. having or denoting supreme power over a country or organization（对国家或组织）拥有（或代表）至高无上权力的：
central government.
中央政府。
派生词
centrality
nouncentrally
adverb词源
mid 17th cent.: from French， or from Latin centralis, from centrum （see CENTRE）.