crise

crise — 名詞

1. a very dangerous, difficult, or stressful moment in a situation, when something

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釋義

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

例句

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。

常見搭配
  • deep personal crise
  • moral crise
  • political crise
  • crise of confidence
  • crise of conscience
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • calm

    a period without danger or stress

  • stability

    a state where nothing bad is about to happen

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.

常見錯誤

The country is in an economic crise.
The country is in an economic crisis.
Use 'crisis' for general societal or economic emergencies; 'crise' sounds unnatural in everyday news contexts.
慣用語

crise de nerfs

idiom

a sudden episode of extreme emotional distress, worry, or panic, during which a person feels unable to cope — borrowed from French, where it literally means 'crisis of nerves'

神經崩潰；精神危機

After weeks of working without sleep, Gabriel suffered a complete crise de nerfs and was hospitalised for three days.

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