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单词 crux
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crux

/krʌks/
noun
(pl. cruxescruces /ˈkruːsiːz/)(the crux)
1
the decisive or most important point at issue
症结, 关键:

the crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed.

问题的关键是态度已经改变了。

1.1
a particular point of difficulty
难点, 难题:

both cruces can be resolved by a consideration of the manuscripts.

两个难题都可以通过考虑原稿得以解决。

词源
mid 17th cent. (denoting a representation of a cross, chiefly in crux ansata 'ankh', literally 'cross with a handle'): from Latin, literally 'cross'.
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