crucial
英 ['kruːʃ(ə)l]
美 ['krʊʃəl]
助记提示
1、cruci- + -al.
2、处在一个面临选择的十字路口，需要作出决定性的、重要的选择。
中文词源
crucial 关键性的来自cross，十字，分叉口，引申义关键的。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
- 事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is crucial that all documents presented are authentic and easily verifiable.
- 所有提交的文件必须真实且易于查证，这一点很关键。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The ability to separate out reusable elements from other waste is crucial.
- 能从其他废料中分离出可重复利用成分是很关键的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Nothing seems certain in this crucial period in Pakistan's political life.
- 在巴基斯坦政治历史上的这个紧要关头,一切皆非定数.
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts.
- 看看这份失实的警方报告吧，它忽略或歪曲了关键的事实。
来自柯林斯例句