• 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, 區分，篩選，判斷，詞源同crime, crisis. 即到了選擇關頭的，關鍵的。

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.

環境保護主義者說造成該城市污染問題的一個關鍵因素是其人口數量。

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