单词风暴之juncture——瑜伽的远亲

单词风暴之juncture——瑜伽的远亲今天我们谈的单词是juncture: 连接；关键时刻Definition1 : joint, connection2 : an important point in time or of a stage in a process or activityJuncture源自拉丁语 jungere ("to join")，像我们熟悉的 join也是这个词源，另外还有junction(连接)和conjugal(婚姻的；夫妻间的),以及junta (原义指：council, meeting, convention，不过现在尤其指武力夺取政权的军政府 a military government that has taken power by force). jungere 还有些“远亲” ，例如： juxtapose (并置，并列), yoga, and yoke.其中yoga是大家非常熟悉的，瑜伽本义为连接，瑜伽在于使身体和灵魂合一，即天人合一（the uniting of the self with the universe）yoke这个词在SAT和ACT考试中都出现过，本义是：牛轭[è](a long piece of wood that is fastened a ………………………………