nadir
英['neɪdɪə;'nædɪə]
美['nedɪr]
- n. 最低点，最底点；[天] 天底
- n. (Nadir)人名；(土、葡、巴基、阿拉伯)纳迪尔
助记提示
1. “那底儿”。
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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the nadir of his career
- 他事业上的低谷
来自《权威词典》
- 3. This failure was the nadir of her career.
- 这次失败是她事业上的低谷.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. His fortune was at its nadir.
- 他的运气坏透了.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》