critical
英 ['kr?t?k(?)l]
美['kr?t?kl]
- adj. 鉴定的；[核] 临界的；批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的；决定性的；评论的
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副词:?critically;
中文词源
critical 关键的
来自PIE*krei, 区分，筛选，判断，词源同crime, crisis. 即到了选择关头的，关键的。
英文词源
- critical (adj.)
- 1580s, "censorious," from critic + -al (1). Meaning "pertaining to criticism" is from 1741; medical sense is from c. 1600; meaning "of the nature of a crisis" is from 1640s; that of "crucial" is from 1841, from the "decisive" sense in Latin criticus. Related: Criticality (1756; in the nuclear sense, 1950); critically (1650s, "accurately;" 1815, "in a critical situation"). In nuclear science, critical mass is attested from 1940.
双语例句
- 1. I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge.
- 据我所知，他在报道中毫不留情地批评了初审法官。
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- 2. I hated my father. He was hyper-critical and mean.
- 我讨厌我父亲。他吹毛求疵，刻薄无情。
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- 3. If someone says something critical I take it to heart.
- 如果有人提出批评，我会十分介意。
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- 4. The paper is openly critical of the strong-arm president.
- 该报纸对这位铁腕总统进行公开的批评。
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- 5. Environmentalists say a critical factor in the city's pollution is its population.
- 环境?；ぶ饕逭咚翟斐筛贸鞘形廴疚侍獾囊桓龉丶蛩厥瞧淙丝谑俊?/dd>
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