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单词 crux
释义

crux /kruks/

noun (pl cruxˈes or cruces /krooˈsēz/)
  1. A cross
  2. Something that creates difficulty or perplexity, a puzzle
  3. That on which a decision turns
  4. The essential point, eg in a problem
  5. (with cap) the Southern Cross (astronomy)
ORIGIN: L crux, crucis a cross

crux ansata /an-sāˈtə, or krŭks an-säˈta/ noun

A T-shaped cross with a loop at the top, the ankh

crux criticorum /krit-i-kōˈrəm or -rŭm/ noun

A puzzle for the critics

crux decussata /dē-kus-āˈtə or dā-kŭs-äˈta/ noun

An X-shaped cross, such as the cross of St Andrew or St Patrick

crux medicorum /me-di-köˈrəm or -rŭm/ noun

A puzzle for the doctors

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