nadir的意思

nadir

英式音标['nedɪr]
美式英标['neɪdɪə; 'nædɪə]

基本解释

n. 最低点，最底点；[天] 天底

n. (Nadir)人名；(土、葡、巴基、阿拉伯)纳迪尔

中文词源

nadir 最低点

来自阿拉伯语nazir,相反的，来自nazir as-samt,反方向的，与天顶相反的底点，词源同zenith.后引申词义最低点。

英文词源

nadir (n.): late 14c., in astronomical sense, from Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic nazir "opposite to," in nazir as-samt, literally "opposite direction," from nazir "opposite" + as-samt "road, path" (see zenith). Transferred sense of "lowest point (of anything)" is first recorded 1793.

实用例句

1. 1945 to 1946 was the nadir of Truman's presidency.: 1945至1946年的那段时间是杜鲁门总统执政最艰难的时期。

2. the nadir of his career: 他事业上的低谷

3. This failure was the nadir of her career.: 这次失败是她事业上的低谷.

4. His fortune was at its nadir.: 他的运气坏透了.

5. At the nadir of her career, she was given a great encouragement by his marrying her.: 在她事业处于低谷时, 他和她结婚给了她巨大的鼓励.

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