juncture
noun /ˈdʒʌŋktʃə(r)/
/ˈdʒʌŋktʃər/
(formal)- a particular point or stage in an activity or a series of events
特定时刻;关头 - The battle had reached a crucial juncture.
战斗已到了关键时刻。 - at this juncture At this juncture, I would like to make an important announcement.
此时此刻我要宣布一项重要的事情。
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘act of joining’): from Latin junctura, ‘joint’, from jungere ‘to join’. - The battle had reached a crucial juncture.