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Chinese meaning
管道系统(喻:底层运作机制)
房屋里的水管道系统
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债市看不见却支撑一切的底层机制
Example
The $160 trillion global bond market is like the plumbing in your house.
160万亿美元的全球债券市场就像你家里的管道系统。
Source: Axios · 31 Aug 2026
Background ✎
文章借房屋管道作比喻,说明160万亿美元的全球债市看不见却至关重要
Roots · etymology
源自拉丁 plumbum(铅),古时管道用铅制
- plumb(铅,古时管道材质)+ -ing(名词后缀,表系统)
Collocations
- financial plumbing / market plumbing / fix the plumbing
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