English Dictionary

stepping-stone

名詞

別表記 異形

Alternative form of stepping stone

日本語の意味

踏み石：川などを渡る際に使用する石、または比喩的に次の段階に進むための中間の段階・足がかり / 足掛かり：進歩や成功への布石となる最初の機会や条件

She considered the internship a stepping-stone to a long-term career in medicine.

彼女はそのインターンシップを医学の長期的なキャリアへの足がかりと考えた。

意味（1）

Alternative form of stepping stone

As I have said, it is not the intention of the Bundesbahn to use the diesel as a stepping-stone between steam and electric traction—a policy which, in the light of the excellent results obtained with modernised steam locomotives, it regards as uneconomical and unnecessary.

stepping-stones （ plural ）