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juncture
[juncture 词源字典]
juncture:
see
join
[juncture etymology, juncture origin, 英语词源]
juncture (n.)
late 14c., "place where two things are joined," from Latin
iunctura
"a joining, uniting, a joint," from
iunctus
, past participle of
iungere
"to join" (see
jugular
). Sense of "point in time" first recorded 1650s, probably from astrology.