horizon

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n. 地平线, 眼界, (天)视地平

发音

US /həˈɹaɪ.zən/
IN /hɵˈrajzan/

词形变化

horizons 复数 horizons

别名

horison hrzn

教材释义与例句

名词

地平线；视野；眼界；范围

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest; a boundary or threshold.

    比喻

    Some students take a gap year after finishing high school to broaden their horizons.

    With clinical researchers hard at work, a new treatment is on the horizon.

  2. 2.

    The range or limit of any dimension in which one exists.

  3. 3.

    A cultural sub-period or level within a more encompassing time period.

    美国
  4. 4.

    Any level line or surface.

  5. 5.

    The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.

    地平线

    天际

    天边

    A tall building was visible on the whole sweep of the horizon.

  6. 6.

    A specific layer of soil, or stratum

    地质
  7. 7.

    The point at which a computer chess algorithm stops searching for further moves.

    游戏 计算机 工程 数学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

view skyline purview apparent horizon

上位词 9

line reach range orbit compass scope stratum ambit great circle

整体词 3

profile perspective linear perspective

相关短语

on the horizon 在地平线上 Horizon Deep horizon effect [计] 视界效应 horizon effects horizon glass horizon problem event horizon 重大的转折点。“事件穹界”, 指黑洞的边界 artificial horizon [电] 人造水平 cosmological horizon split horizon time horizon 时间范围, 时间层 archaeological horizon archeological horizon particle horizon rational horizon

词源

Inherited from Middle English orisonte, orisoun, from Middle French horizon, horizonte, from Old French orisonte, orison, via Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων (horízōn), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).

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