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单词 crux
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crux

[ kruhks ]
/ krʌks /
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noun, plural crux·es, cru·ces [kroo-seez]. /ˈkru siz/.

a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point: The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder.
a cross.
something that torments by its puzzling nature; a perplexing difficulty.

Origin of crux

1635–45; <Latin: stake, scaffold, or cross used in executions, torment; figurative senses perhaps <New Latin crux (interpretum) (commentators') torment, a difficult passage in a text; cf. crucial

SYNONYMS FOR crux

1 essence, heart, core, gist.
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Words nearby crux

Cruveilhier-Baumgarten murmur, Cruveilhier-Baumgarten sign, Cruveilhier-Baumgarten syndrome, Cruveilhier's disease, Cruveilhier's sign, crux, crux ansata, crux of heart, crux of the matter, crux pilorum, Cruyff

Definition for crux (2 of 2)

Crux
[ kruhks ]
/ krʌks /

noun, genitive Cru·cis [kroo-sis]. /ˈkru sɪs/. Astronomy.

Southern Cross.

Origin of Crux

<Latin: a cross
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British Dictionary definitions for crux (1 of 2)

crux
/ (krʌks) /

noun plural cruxes or cruces (ˈkruːsiːz)

a vital or decisive stage, point, etc (often in the phrase the crux of the matter)
a baffling problem or difficulty
mountaineering the most difficult and often decisive part of a climb or pitch
a rare word for cross

Word Origin for crux

C18: from Latin: cross

British Dictionary definitions for crux (2 of 2)

Crux
/ (krʌks) /

noun Latin genitive Crucis (ˈkruːsɪs)

the more formal name for the Southern Cross
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Medical definitions for crux

crux
[ krŭks, kruks ]

n. pl. crux•es

A cross or a crosslike structure.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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