• adj. 鑒定的；[核] 臨界的；批評的，愛挑剔的；危險的；決定性的；評論的

來自PIE*krei, 區(qū)分，篩選，判斷，詞源同crime, crisis. 即到了選擇關(guān)頭的，關(guān)鍵的。

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.

1. I gather his report is highly critical of the trial judge.

據(jù)我所知，他在報道中毫不留情地批評了初審法官。

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2. I hated my father. He was hyper-critical and mean.

我討厭我父親。他吹毛求疵，刻薄無情。

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3. If someone says something critical I take it to heart.

如果有人提出批評，我會十分介意。

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4. The paper is openly critical of the strong-arm president.

該報紙對這位鐵腕總統(tǒng)進行公開的批評。

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5. Environmentalists say a critical factor in the city's pollution is its population.

環(huán)境保護主義者說造成該城市污染問題的一個關(guān)鍵因素是其人口數(shù)量。

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