English Dictionary

keys to the kingdom

名詞

慣用表現 複数形 複数形のみ

(idiomatic) A resource, usually information or knowledge, the possession of which gives the possessor access to power.

日本語の意味

権力にアクセスするための重要な情報や知識、またはリソース / 支配権や実力の源となる要素 / 力や権限を得るための切り札

After months of research, Maya discovered that the old archives were the keys to the kingdom, giving her unprecedented influence over the council's decisions.

数か月の調査ののち、マヤは古い記録が権力への鍵であることを突き止め、それによって評議会の決定に前例のない影響力を持つようになった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A resource, usually information or knowledge, the possession of which gives the possessor access to power.

This fortress, from its strong position, was considered as one of the keys to the kingdom, and had belonged to the Earl of March, a disappointed candidate for the crown, who had now attached himself to the banner of England.