juncture

junc·ture

J0081400 (jŭngk′chər)n.1. a. The act of joining or the condition of being joined.b. A place where two things are joined; a junction or joint.2. A point in time, especially one requiring a decision to be made: "Is this the appropriate juncture to speak the truth in that frank and candid way?" (Elinor Lipman).3. The transition or mode of transition from one sound to another in speech.

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[Middle English, from Latin iūnctūra, from iūnctus, past participle of iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

juncture

(ˈdʒʌŋktʃə) n1. a point in time, esp a critical one (often in the phrase at this juncture)2. (Phonetics & Phonology) linguistics a. a pause in speech or a feature of pronunciation that introduces, accompanies, or replaces a pauseb. the set of phonological features signalling a division between words, such as those that distinguish a name from an aim3. a less common word for junction

junc•ture

(ˈdʒʌŋk tʃər)

n. 1. a point of time, esp. one made critical by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to continue negotiations. 2. a serious state of affairs; crisis. 3. the line or point at which two bodies are joined; joint or articulation; seam. 4. an act of joining or the state of being joined. 5. something by which two things are joined. 6. a. a transition between successive speech sounds or between a speech sound and silence, as at the boundary of a morpheme, word, or clause, marked by a break in articulatory continuity: Juncture distinguishes words such as night rateand nitrate. b. the feature marking such a transition. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin junctūra] junc′tur•al, adj. syn: See junction.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.juncture - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"occasionhappening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happensclimax, flood tide - the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"conjuncture - a critical combination of events or circumstancescrisis - a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"turning point, landmark, watershed - an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"milestone - a significant event in your life (or in a project)straits, pass, head - a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"reality check - an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world; "this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs"; "after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check"

2.juncture - a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"critical point, crossroadscrisis - an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis"criticality - a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining

3.juncture - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is madejoin, articulation, joint, junctionesophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epitheliumconnexion, link, connection - a connecting shape

juncture

noun moment, time, point, crisis, occasion, emergency, strait, contingency, predicament, crux, exigency, conjuncture We're at a critical juncture.

juncture

noun1. A point or position at which two or more things are joined:connection, coupling, joint, junction, seam, union.2. A particular interval of time that is limited and often crucial:instant, moment, point.3. A decisive point:climacteric, crisis, crossroad (used in plural), exigence, exigency, head, pass, turning point, zero hour.

Translations

值此际在此时時刻

juncture

(ˈdʒaŋktʃə) : at this/that juncture at this or that moment or point. At this juncture the chairman declared the meeting closed. 這時，當時 時刻，在此时（值此际）