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TOEFL BNC: 14985 COCA: 11501

juncture

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juncture /ˈʤʌŋktʃɚ/ noun
plural junctures
juncture
/ˈʤʌŋktʃɚ/
noun
plural junctures
Learner's definition of JUNCTURE
[count]
: an important point in a process or activity关键重要时刻;危急关头
: a place where things join : junction接合点;交接处
TOEFL BNC: 14985 COCA: 11501

juncture

noun

junc·​ture ˈjəŋ(k)-chər How to pronounce juncture (audio)
1
: a point of time
at this juncture
especially : one made critical by a concurrence of circumstances
2
b
: the manner of transition or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds in speech
3
: an instance of joining : junction

Did you know?

Juncture has many relatives—both obvious and obscure—in English. Juncture derives from the Latin verb jungere ("to join"), which gave us not only join and junction but also conjugal ("relating to marriage") and junta ("a group of persons controlling a government"). Jungere also has distant etymological connections to joust, jugular, juxtapose, yoga, and yoke. The use of juncture in English dates back to the 14th century. Originally, the word meant "a place where two or more things are joined," but by the 17th century it could also be used of an important point in time or of a stage in a process or activity.

Synonyms

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juncture, exigency, emergency, contingency, pinch, strait (or 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

strait, now commonly 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

Example Sentences

Negotiations between the countries reached a critical juncture. At this juncture it looks like they are going to get a divorce. the juncture of two rivers
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of juncture was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 14985 COCA: 11501

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