juncture
juncture
[ˈdʒʌŋ(k)tʃə]
noun
[ˈdʒʌŋ(k)tʃə]
noun
- a particular point in events or time
时刻；关头；当口
it is difficult to say at this juncture whether this upturn can be sustained.
在这个当口，很难讲这种好转的情况是否会持续不变。
■a place where things join
交接处; 接合点，接缝，连接，交界
the plane crashed at the juncture of two mountains.
飞机在两座大山的交界处失事了。
■(Phonetics)the set of features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word or phrase boundary (e.g. distinguishing I scream from ice cream)
(语音)音渡（一组使听者能分辨出单词或词组界限的语音特征，如区分I scream和icecream）
- late Middle English (in the sense 'act of joining'): from Latin junctura, 'joint', from jungere 'to join'
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