2020-10-26
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด J – Juncture - junction
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Juncture = ‘JUHNGK-cher’
ออกเสียง junction = ‘JUHNGK-shuhn’
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR JUNCTION
Junction, juncture
refer to a place, line, or point at which two or more things join.
A junction is also a place where things come together:
the junction of two rivers.
A juncture is a line or point at which two bodies are joined,
or a point of exigency or crisis in time:
the juncture of the head and neck; a critical juncture in a struggle.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for juncture
Juncture, Exigency, Emergency, Contingency, Pinch, Strait (or Straits) Crisis
mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs.
JUNCTURE stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of event
an important juncture in our country's history
EXIGENCY stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation. provide for exigencies
EMERGENCY applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster. the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies
CONTINGENCY implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence. contingency plans
PINCH implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than EXIGENCY or EMERGENCY. come through in a pinch
STRAIT, now commonly STRAITS, applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult. in dire straits CRISIS applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference. a crisis of confidence
Did You Know?
Juncture has many relatives in English
- and some of them are easy to spot, whereas others are not so obvious.
Juncture derives from the Latin verb jungere (to join), which gave us not only join and junction but also conjugal (relating to marriage) and junta (a group of persons controlling a government). Jungere also has distant etymological connections to joust, jugular, juxtapose, yoga and yoke. The use of juncture in English dates back to the 14th century. Originally, the word meant "a place where two or more things are joined," but by the 17th century it could also be used of an important point in time or of a stage in a process or activity.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Juncture - junction
These words have a primary meaning, “the act of joining”:
“The torn cartilage lies at the Juncture (or Junction) of these bones.”
In this sense, Junction is more widely used and is preferred:
“the Junction of tributary and river”;
“the Junction of a railway and bus line.”
Juncture is favored when reference is to a point of time
and to a serious state of affairs;
At thisJuncture, we must decide whether to advance or retreat.”
“We must decide now, for the affair has reached a critical Juncture,”
In linguistics, Junctureis a term for a distinctive sound feature of the language
such as, for example, the difference in sound between,
and time required to pronounce, already and all ready.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary
junc′tion•al, adj.
syn: junction, juncture refer to a place, line, or point
at which two or more things join.
A junction is also a place where things come together:
the junction of two rivers.
A juncture is a line or point at which two bodies are joined,
or a point of exigency or crisis in time:
the juncture of the head and neck; a critical juncture in a struggle.
