Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Critical"

A: "critical" has a few meanings:
1) To judge or inspect something deeply and thoroughly
"He was critical of my artwork."

2) An important point
"The neck is a critical part of the human body."

3) Precise and accurate
"Our air strike was a critical hit and destroyed their base immediately."

So it depends on the context of the sentence.

A: It basically means you're too hard on yourself, or you think poorly of yourself even though you shouldn't. It's commonly used when someone puts themselves down after making a mistake.

A: 위험한
or
중요한

A: "Important"
Ex: The blood stain was important to solving the crime.

or

"Serious".
Ex: She was in critical condition after the car accident.

A: @gxbbyf your eye's!

A: 1. It is critical (important) to wash your hands after going to the store. = （去商店后洗手很重要）
2. Getting to work on time is critical (important). = （按时上班很重要）
3. It is critical (important) to eat two meals a day. = （一天吃两顿饭很重要）


（对不起，我的中文现在不太好。）

A:

E.G.

➡It is critical that we keep the content of the letters secret.

➡She is very critical of the way we bring up our children.

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A: “Critical care”

“A patient in critical condition”

“He’s in critical condition”

“The transistor played a critical role in the development of modern computers”

“A critical mass”

“The reactor went critical”

A: The patient is in a critical condition.
His remarks are always critical.
Students are doing well at critical thinking.

A: "critical" can be used to mean "extremely significant". In that case, the two words are very similar in meaning, with "critical" possibly being slightly stronger:
"It's important that we make a good impression at this meeting."
"It's crucial that we make a good impression at this meeting."
"It's critical that we make a good impression at this meeting." [strongest]

"The crucial ingredient is fresh garlic."
"The critical ingredient is fresh garlic."

"critical" can also be used to mean "having a tendency to criticize", or "in the process of criticizing":
"You're always so critical about my work." [You are never satisfied with my work.]
"Look at this with a critical eye." [Examine this thoroughly, looking for errors/weaknesses.]
In these cases, "crucial" should not be used.

A: While they are quite similar, and can be used interchangeably, they have different meanings in different context.

"Critical" is used to signify a big change, either positive or negative.
For example:
"The patient is in critical condition."
This sentence means that the life of the patient is in danger, a negative change.
"That move was critical for the red team's victory."
Whereas this sentence refers to a positive change, the red team performed an action which played an important role in their victory.

"Critical" can also mean disapproval or a negative view on someone or something.
For example:
"The senator was critical of the new law."
"My friend was very critical of the new Queens album."
These sentences imply that the subjects think negatively about the objects, i. e. the senator did not like the new law and the friend did not like the new Queens album.

Do note that being "critical" isn't always negative as "constructive criticism" is usually seen in a positive light.

Crucial is used to refer to necessity.
For example:
"It is crucial that they get this homerun if they want to win."
In the above sentence, the batter MUST score a homerun if they want to lead their team to victory.
"Oxygen is crucial for human survival."
This sentence also refers to the necessity of oxygen in human survival.

Look at the two following sentences to further clarify the difference:
"Money is critical for Peter's happiness."
"Money is crucial for Peter's happiness."

In the first sentence, the most important factor for Peter's happiness is money. However, that does not mean that Peter would be unhappy if he didn't have money. He could have found something else that would lead to his happiness but it just so happened that in this case, money was the cause.

In the second sentence, Peter MUST have money in order to be happy. If he does not have money, he will not be happy. Even if he has everything else in the world, if he does not have money, he will not achieve happiness.

"Vital" and "Crucial" are almost synonymous but there is a difference.
Vital is used to refer to something with life, or something that has to do with a body part that we cannot survive without.
For example:
"The heart is a vital organ."
While, "The heart is a crucial organ." is a grammatically correct sentence, the word "vital" is preferred over "crucial" in this case because we are referring to an organ.

Hope this clarified things.

A: It's quite hard to describe once in some situations it can be similar but in others it's not really.

Something critical is something important that can't be or has to be changed or damaged to achieve an objective, or to describe a situation which someone's choice can change everything (to much better or much worse). Example:
1- the nuclear energy is a critical part of the city's economy. (So, it cannot be dispensed)

2- he is in a critical position, he has to choose between closing his company and sell everything to pay the debt, or take another debt and try to make enough profit to pay it next year.


Critical it's also related to criticism.


Crucial is more about something really important for something else happens or exists. It's like the basic, fundamental or essential.
Example:
The engine is a crucial part of the car.


As you can see, there's not a really big difference between them.
Sorry, I'm not really good at teaching 😅.
Hope to have helped you!! 😁

A: @dumbgaijin123: That's a perfect explanation

A: @Zobeide: picky is often used as a personal choice. Like you are picky in the food you eat or the people you date. Critical is more non-personal and often scientific. Being critical of someone's bad choices, of a research paper, or of a hypothesis.

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A: critical or important

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