adj. 批評的,愛挑剔的;關(guān)鍵的;嚴重的;極重要的;
?? crit判斷,分辨+ical...的 → 批評的;危險的
"Now that the situation becomes critical, one must keep calm."
事到臨頭, 要沉住氣.
近義:key, momentous, significant, weighty, winning, watershed
反義:idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
adj. 強大的;權(quán)力大的;(藥)有效地;
adv. 很;非常;
?? power力量+ful表形容詞,“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大領(lǐng)主的罪過是以權(quán)勢欺壓村民.
近義:lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant
反義:impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous