crise
crise — noun
1. a very dangerous, difficult, or stressful moment in a situation, when something
a very dangerous, difficult, or stressful moment in a situation, when something bad may happen — this word is less common than crisis and is used mainly in formal or literary writing
The ambassador described the trade dispute as a crise that threatened decades of peaceful relations.
crise + that-clause for describing a situation
After her husband's sudden death, Mrs. Okonkwo endured a deep personal crise that lasted months.
Historians refer to the summer of 1914 as the constitutional crise that led directly to war.
The novel's hero faces a moral crise and must choose between duty and love.
Shirin felt a crise of confidence before stepping onto the stage to give her speech.
- crisis
the common, everyday word; crise is a rare, formal alternative
- emergency
focuses on urgent need for action, less psychological than crise
- turning point
emphasises the moment of change, not necessarily danger
- climax
used in narrative/literary contexts for the peak of tension
文法句型
crise of [something]
a [adjective] crise
用法筆記
This word is much rarer than crisis. Writers choose crise when they want a more literary or dramatic tone, or when referring to a sudden, intensely personal moment of stress rather than a broad societal emergency. Frequently used in the fixed phrase crise de nerfs.