critical
/ˈkrɪtɪkəl/adjective
1
- expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements持相反（或反对）意见的：
I was very critical of the previous regime.
我对前政权很有意见。
2
- expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art（对文艺作品）批评的; 评论（性）的：
she never won the critical acclaim she sought.
她从未得到过她试图得到的评论界的赞扬。
2.1
- (of a published literary or musical text) incorporating a detailed and scholarly analysis and commentary（已出版的文学或音乐文本）附有详细深刻分析与评论的：
a critical edition of a Bach sonata
附有权威评论的巴赫奏鸣曲版本。
3
- (of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis（情况或问题）有可能成为灾难的; 危急的：
the flood waters had not receded and the situation was still critical.
洪水尚未退去, 情况仍很危急。
3.1
- (of a person) extremely ill and at risk of death（人）病情严重的; 病危的：
she was critical but stable in Middlesbrough General Hospital.
她住在米德尔斯布勒总医院里, 病情危重但还稳定。
3.2
- having a decisive or crucial importance in the success or failure of something关键性的; 决定性的：
temperature is a critical factor in successful fruit storage.
温度是成功储藏水果的一个决定性因素。
4
- attrib. Mathematics & Physics relating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another【数, 物理】临界的。
4.1
- (of a nuclear reactor or fuel) maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction（核反应堆或燃料）临界的：
the reactor is due to go critical in October.
该核反应堆预计到十月份开始临界。
派生词
criticality
noun （限义项3与4）critically
adverb他病危
criticalness
noun词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'relating to the crisis of a disease'）：from late Latin criticus （see CRITIC）.