crise
crise — 名詞
1. a very dangerous, difficult, or stressful moment in a situation, when something
危急時刻
危險或壓力極大的關鍵瞬間
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.
大使形容這場貿易爭端為一次危急時刻，威脅了數十年來的和平關係。
crise + that-clause for describing a situation
After her husband's sudden death, Mrs. Okonkwo endured a deep personal crise that lasted months.
丈夫突然去世後，Okonkwo 太太陷入了持續數月的個人危急時刻。
Historians refer to the summer of 1914 as the constitutional crise that led directly to war.
歷史學家稱 1914 年夏天為直接導致戰爭的憲政危急時刻。
The novel's hero faces a moral crise and must choose between duty and love.
小說主角在小說中間面臨道德上的危急時刻，必須在責任與愛情之間做出抉擇。
Shirin felt a crise of confidence before stepping onto the stage to give her speech.
Shirin 在上台演講前陷入了信心的危急時刻。
- 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.