"moment of truth" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 关键时刻
• 决定性时刻

Definition

必须做出重要决定或知道某事是否真实、会否成功的时刻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于正式和非正式场合，尤其在考试、比赛或重大决策前。指关键时刻，而非字面上的真相。

Examples

The moment of truth came when she opened her exam results.

当她打开考试成绩时，到了**关键时刻**。

It is the moment of truth for the team in the final game.

对于球队来说，决赛就是**决定性时刻**。

The scientist faced her moment of truth in the lab.

科学家在实验室迎来了她的**关键时刻**。

Okay, this is it—the moment of truth! Let’s see if it works.

好，这就是**决定性时刻**！看看行不行。

After months of training, the race is my moment of truth.

几个月训练后，比赛就是我的**关键时刻**。

We’ve fixed everything—now comes the moment of truth when we turn the machine on.

我们都修好了——现在就是打开机器的**关键时刻**。