defining moment

Noun

A moment in time that defines something, such as a person's success or failure, achievement or demise, talent, etc.

Japanese Meaning

物事を定義づける決定的な瞬間。例えば、個人の成功や失敗、達成や没落、才能の顕在化などを左右する転換点となる時刻。

Stepping onto the stage to deliver her speech became her defining moment, changing the course of her career.

演説のために舞台に立ったことが彼女の転機となり、キャリアの流れを変えた。

Sense（1）

A moment in time that defines something, such as a person's success or failure, achievement or demise, talent, etc.

Sense（2）

A point at which the essential nature or character of a person, group, etc., is revealed or identified.

defining moments

（ plural ）