导火索

• Pinyin: dǎo huǒ suǒ
• Desglose de hanzi: 导 = 巳 + 寸 (lead, guide); 火 = fire; 索 = 糸 + 索 (rope, cord)

Significado

Mecha; (fig.) detonante, desencadenante o catalizador de un conflicto o crisis.

While literally a burning fuse, this term is predominantly used figuratively to describe the immediate event that sets off a larger conflict, crisis, or chain reaction. A key term in political analysis, historical commentary, and journalism.

Ejemplos

1. 那次刺杀事件成为第一次世界大战爆发的导火索。
2. 价格欺诈丑闻成为这场消费者集体维权运动的导火索。
3. 分析人士指出，此次外交风波不过是两国深层矛盾激化的导火索。

Guía de uso

Contexto: history, political analysis, journalism, conflict studies

Tono: analytical

Correcto

• 这场罢工只是更大规模社会运动的导火索，深层原因在于长期的经济不平等。(This strike was merely the trigger for a larger social movement; the deeper cause lay in prolonged economic inequality.)
• 找准冲突的导火索，才能从根源上化解矛盾。(Identifying the trigger of a conflict accurately is the key to resolving the underlying contradictions.)

Incorrecto

• 这是个导火索事件 — 导火索 is already a noun; say 这是导火索 or 这件事成为导火索

Origen e historia

导 (lead, conduct) + 火 (fire) + 索 (rope, cord) — a rope that leads fire to an explosive

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal