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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary junc·ture DATE 14th century 1. a. joint , connection b. the manner of transition or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds in speech 2. an instance of joining : junction 3. a point of time; especially : one made critical by a concurrence of circumstances Synonyms. juncture , exigency , emergency , contingency , pinch , straits, crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs. juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events an important juncture in our country's history exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation provide for exigencies emergency applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies contingency implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence contingency plans pinch implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than exigency or emergency come through in a pinch straits applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult in dire straits crisis applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference a crisis of confidence English Etymology juncture 1382, "place where two things are joined," from L. junctura "a joining, uniting, a joint," from junctus, pp. of jungere "to join" (see jugular). Sense of "point in time" first recorded 1656, probably from astrology. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 juncture junc·ture / 5dVQNktFE(r) / noun (formal)a particular point or stage in an activity or a series of events 特定时刻；关头: The battle had reached a crucial juncture. 战斗已到了关键时刻。 At this juncture, I would like to make an important announcement. 此时此刻我要宣布一项重要的事情。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: JOINT 1, connection, coupling, joining, junction, seam, union 2 a critical or crucial time or state of affairs FF1C;was at a juncturewhere he had to make a decisionFF1E; Synonyms: contingency, crisis, crossroad(s), emergency, exigency, pass, pinch, strait, turning point, zero hour Related Words: condition, posture, situation, state, status; plight, predicament, quandary 3 Synonyms: POINT 7, instant, momentWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged junc·ture \ˈjəŋ(k)chə(r), -(k)shə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin junctura, from junctus (past participle of jungere to join) + -ura -ure — more at yoke 1. : an instance of joining : union , junction < at the juncture of four fields — Think > < the juncture of the American Third and Seventh armies — E.K.Lindley & Edward Weintal > < emphasizes the juncture of poetry and music — Gilbert Highet > 2. a. : joint , articulation , connection , seam b. : the manner of transition between two consecutive speech sounds or between a speech sound and a pause 3. : a point of time; especially : one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances < at certain junctures in the dancing, the scalps were raised high in the air — G.H.Fathauer > < at this juncture in history > Synonyms: pass , exigency , emergency , contingency , pinch , strait (or straits), crisis: these nouns all denote a critical or crucial time or state of affairs, as in the life of a person, an institution, or a country's history. juncture emphasizes the usually significant concurrence or convergence of events < we may now be at a vital juncture where the ideals of liberalism can best be achieved through separate institutions and not the omnicompetent state — P.W.Kurtz > < occasions when there may be genuine uncertainty as to who should become prime minister. At such a juncture it is highly desirable to have someone charged with the duty of inviting a suitable person to form a government — R.M.Dawson > pass is stronger than juncture in implying an evil or distressing concurrence or convergence of events or the condition induced by such a concurrence, or, sometimes, a dilemma brought about by it < they did in a desperate pass the best they knew — J.J.Mallon > < the frightful pass to which destiny had brought her — Arnold Bennett > exigency emphasizes the pressures brought to bear or the urgency of the demands created by a special situation, especially a juncture or pass < the exigencies of war > < such travel exigencies as having to scout around for a room when you're tired and want to hole up for the night — Richard Joseph > < social contacts for a presidential couple are pretty well restricted by official exigencies — S.H.Adams > emergency , implying more of a crucial nature but less necessary difficulty than exigency , is a sudden, unforeseen juncture or pass calling for immediate action to avoid disaster < a national emergency > < aid in helping to meet the emergency of a large number of unemployed youths — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < a great social emergency, teenage delinquency — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel > contingency is an event or concurrence of events that is fortuitous, only remotely possible, or uncertain of occurrence < sense and ingenuity may be relied upon to cope with special contingencies — R.F.Heizer > < the bank had accumulated a surplus … which it held against future contingencies and risks — Collier's Year Book > pinch implies pressure or the need for action but without quite the same intensity as emergency or exigency < could always in a pinch pawn my microscope for three pounds — W.S.Maugham > < ready in a pinch to ride roughshod over opposition — William Power > strait , now commonly straits, applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is difficult because of hampering or binding circumstances < a moment of financial strait — F.L.Paxson > < her father died and the family was left in dire financial straits — Current Biography > < the army's truly desperate straits — F.V.W.Mason > crisis applies to a juncture or pass whose outcome will make a decisive difference, especially serving as a turning point as in a life, history, or the course of a disease < her adolescence had passed without the trace of a religious crisis — Aldous Huxley > |
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