crucially

crucially — adverb

1. To an extremely important degree that decides a final result.

1.副詞B2
釋義

To an extremely important degree that decides a final result.

例句

Marta's research was crucially important for developing the new vaccine.

collocation: crucially important

The rescue team crucially needed more time to locate the missing hikers before nightfall.

adverb before main verb for urgency

同義詞
  • vitally

    very close in meaning; 'vitally important' and 'crucially important' are interchangeable

  • critically

    emphasises a make-or-break point, often in medical or technical contexts

  • essentially

    focuses on the core nature of something rather than its decisive impact

  • fundamentally

    suggests the very basis or foundation of something is at stake

反義詞
  • marginally

    suggests only a small, unimportant difference

  • slightly

    indicates a tiny degree of importance or change

文法句型

crucially + adjective

crucially + verb

Crucially, + clause

用法筆記

Commonly used before adjectives (especially 'important' and 'different') and verbs that express need, influence, or dependence. As a sentence adverb at the start of a clause, it signals that the following statement is the decisive factor in the argument.

常見錯誤

❌This is crucially for the project.
✅This is crucially important for the project.
💡'crucially' must modify an adjective or verb; it does not pair directly with a noun phrase.
❌Crucially, it is a good plan.' (vague).
✅Crucially, the plan includes a backup for every risk.
💡after 'crucially,' give a specific reason why something matters, not a general opinion.