adj. 批评的,爱挑剔的;关键的;严重的;极重要的;
💡 crit判断,分辨+ical...的 → 批评的;危险的
"Now that the situation becomes critical, one must keep calm."
事到临头, 要沉住气.
近义:key, momentous, significant, weighty, winning, watershed
反义:idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
n. 质量,品质;美质,优点;才能,能力,技能,素养;品种;
adj. 优质的,高质量的;上流社会的;
💡 qual资格+ity表名词 → n.质量;品质,特性
"The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor."
他投诉的要点是品质非常差.
近义:manner, mode, nature, way, character, kind
反义:poorness, shoddiness, sleaziness, trashiness
n. 客户端;顾客;救济对象;应受账款;委托方(client的复数)
近义:practice, trade, clientele, customers, customs