crucial
英 ['kru??(?)l]
美 ['kr???l]
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1、cruci- + -al.
2、處在一個面臨選擇的十字路口，需要作出決定性的、重要的選擇。
中文詞源
crucial 關鍵性的來自cross，十字，分叉口，引申義關鍵的。
英文詞源
- crucial
- crucial: see cross
- crucial (adj.)
- 1706, "cross-shaped," from French crucial, a medical term for ligaments of the knee (which cross each other), from Latin crux (genitive crucis) "cross" (see cross (n.)). The meaning "decisive, critical" (1830) is extended from a logical term, Instantias Crucis, adopted by Francis Bacon (1620); the notion is of cross fingerboard signposts at forking roads, thus a requirement to choose.
雙語例句
- 1. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
- 事業要成功，才能、勤奮和頑強的意志都至關重要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is crucial that all documents presented are authentic and easily verifiable.
- 所有提交的文件必須真實且易于查證，這一點很關鍵。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The ability to separate out reusable elements from other waste is crucial.
- 能從其他廢料中分離出可重復利用成分是很關鍵的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Nothing seems certain in this crucial period in Pakistan's political life.
- 在巴基斯坦政治歷史上的這個緊要關頭,一切皆非定數.
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts.
- 看看這份失實的警方報告吧，它忽略或歪曲了關鍵的事實。
來自柯林斯例句