pathbreaking
/path-brey-king, pahth-/US // ˈpæθˌbreɪ kɪŋ, ˈpɑθ- //
开拓性,开创性,开拓性的,开创性的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- : pioneering; innovative.
Examples
Among the beneficiaries of Edwards’ pathbreaking work is Claudy, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 29, and who in a different century might never have been able to have a baby of her own.
Kahneman won the Nobel for his pathbreaking work with Amos Tversky on systematic biases in judgment.
This was a monumental, pathbreaking achievement at a time when men continued to control the music industry.
The book “Red Wine With Fish,” by David Rosengarten, was pathbreaking when published in 1989.
Now, pathbreaking new research shows that leopards are changing that behavior.
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