critical /'kritikәl/
Meaning
English definition
- (adj.) marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
- (adj.) at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
- (adj.) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
Chinese translation
- a. 批评的, 决定性的, 危险的, 临界的
- [医] 危象的; 临界的, 极期的
Word details
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Pronunciation
- /'kritikәl/
- Syllables
- 3
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.83 · Common
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criticism · criteria · critic · critique · criticize · criterion
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