| 词组 | juncture |
| 释义 | juncture Juncture has several meanings, the most common of which is "a point in time." It is used especially to denote an important or critical point brought about by a concurrence of circumstances or events: • ... the juncture where relations between father- and son-in-law began to break down —Marcus A. McCorison, New-England Galaxy, Winter 1965 • At this critical juncture in history only the fullest resources ... can do the job —City, March-April 1972 • ... stave off the danger of a schism that has seemed looming at some junctures in the last few years — Paul Hofmann, N. Y. Times, 14 Jan. 1980 Use without implications of particular importance or crisis is not uncommon, however: • At this juncture, the future looks bright in the extreme for Barbra Streisand —Burt Korall, Saturday Rev., 11 Jan.1969 • ... is about the only obvious depressant hanging over the stock market at this juncture —Sydney Rut-berg, Women's Wear Daily, 27 Oct. 1975 • ... their difficulties at a later juncture in their schooling —Charles Lawrence III, Saturday Rev., 15 Oct. 1977 Dictionaries treat these uses of juncture as standard, as they are, but Evans 1957 and Gowers in Fowler 1965 dislike juncture when point or time would serve as well—that is, when there is no underlying sense of events converging or coming to a head. The only other critic to remark on juncture is Flesch 1964, who regards at this juncture as a pompous way to say "now." |
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