zenith

FREQ #28964

n. 顶点；最高点；顶峰

发音

AU /ˈzɛn.ɪθ/
UK /ˈzɛn.ɪθ/
US /ˈzi.nɪθ/

词形变化

zeniths 复数 zeniths

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.

    天顶

    天文
  2. 2.

    The highest point in the sky reached by a celestial body.

    天顶

    天文
  3. 3.

    Highest point or state; peak.

    顶点

    引申义

    Winning the continental championship was the zenith of my career.

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

nadir

整体词 6

heavens sphere firmament celestial sphere empyrean welkin

相关短语

zenith sector zenith telescope 天顶仪 zenith telescopes zenith sectors

词源

From Middle English cenyth, from Medieval Latin cenit, from Arabic سَمْت (samt, “direction, path”), from the fuller form سَمْت اَلرَّأْس (samt ar-raʔs, “direction of the head”). The -ni- for -m- is sometimes thought to be due to a misreading of the three strokes, which is plausible, though it could be a mere phonetic approximation.

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