zenith
英 ['zenɪθ]
美['zɛnɪθ]
- n. 顶峰；顶点；最高点
- n. (Zenith)人名；(英)齐尼思
- n. 真力时（瑞士名表）
词态变化
复数: zeniths;
中文词源
zenith 天顶，鼎盛时期
来自中世纪拉丁语senit,来自阿拉伯语samt,路，通道，词源同azimuth,缩写自samt ar-ras,位于头顶的道路，ras,头。而该词最终又来自早期拉丁语semita,旁路，边路，se-,分开，mita-,改变，词源同mutual,由罗马人占据叙利亚时传入，后来罗马人离开，公元7世纪左右阿拉伯人又征服了叙利亚，该词又传入阿拉伯，最终又在公元14世纪进入了拉丁语。
英英释意
- 1. the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
英文词源
- zenith
- zenith: [14] Arabic samt arrās means literally ‘path over the head’. Samt ‘path, road’ made its way via Old Spanish zenit and Old French cenit into English as zenith, bringing with it the metaphorical application to the ‘point in the sky directly overhead’. The plural of samt, sumūt, is the ultimate source of English azimuth [14].
=> azimuth - zenith (n.)
- "point of the heavens directly overhead at any place," late 14c., from Old French cenith (Modern French zénith), from Medieval Latin cenit, senit, bungled scribal transliterations of Arabic samt "road, path," abbreviation of samt ar-ras, literally "the way over the head." Letter -m- misread as -ni-.
The Medieval Latin word could as well be influenced by the rough agreement of the Arabic term with classical Latin semita "sidetrack, side path" (notion of "thing going off to the side"), from se- "apart" + *mi-ta-, suffixed zero-grade form of PIE root *mei- (1) "to change" (see mutable). Figurative sense of "highest point or state" is from c. 1600.
实用场景例句
- His career is now at its zenith...
- 他的事业现在处于鼎盛时期。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The zenith of Perugia's influence came with the defeat of Siena in 1358.
- 1358年击败锡耶纳之后佩鲁贾的影响力达到了顶峰。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The sun rises, reaches its zenith and sets.
- 太阳升起，达到最高点，然后落下。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- An unwearied pall of cloud muffled the whole expanse of sky from zenith to horizon.
- 一望无际的云幕蒙住了从天顶到地平线的整个夜空.
英汉文学 - 红字
- Being elected class president was the zenith of my years in high school.
- 当选班长是我中学时代最辉煌的时刻.
辞典例句
- At its zenith the Roman empire covered almost the whole of Europe.
- 罗马帝国的全盛时期几乎占据了整个欧洲.
期刊摘选
- At that time the Holy Roman Empire was at the zenith of its power.
- 当时神圣罗马帝国正处于全盛时期.
期刊摘选
- Astronomy A point on the celestial sphere directly below the observer diametrically opposite the zenith.
- 天球上,在观测者垂直向下的一点,与天顶完全相对.
期刊摘选
- He has reached the zenith of his fame.
- 他的名望已登峰造极.
期刊摘选
- A new method utilizing zenith observing to calibrate star sensor was proposed.
- 提出了一种利用天顶观测来进行星敏感器标定的新方法.
期刊摘选
- After winning the Dubai Open, Spaniish tennis player Nadal at the zenith of his career.
- 赢得迪拜公开赛后, 西班牙网球选手纳达尔处在了自己职业生涯的最巅峰.
期刊摘选
- The rationality of literature being have been oppugned in the zenith moment in this medium age.
- 文学存在的合理性在媒介时代的这个颠峰时刻遭遇质疑.
期刊摘选
- They note that Zenith is the last large American company still in the television business.
- 他们指出,齐尼思是美国目前还在做电视机生意的最后一家大公司.
百科语句
- We call zenith that point in the sky directly overhead.
- 我们呼吁的最高境界这一点在天空直接开销.
期刊摘选
- The nervous loquacity and opinionation of the Zenith Athletic Club dropped from them.
- 泽尼斯运动俱乐部里的那种神经质的健谈和自以为是的态度从他们身上消失了.
辞典例句
- Last month, domestic gold prices move up to the zenith of 145 yuan ( US $ 17.9 ) per gram.
- 上月, 国内黄金价格上升到每克145元 ( 17.9美元 ) 的高峰.
期刊摘选
- The Dutch art market, at zenith, collapsed.
- 荷兰的艺术市场在最高峰时崩溃了.
期刊摘选
- In addition , the number of the zenith delay parameters has effect on the tropospheric refraction.
- 天顶延迟参数个数的选择对对流层折射有较大影响.
期刊摘选
- It measures local time , zenith distances, meridian pass times, and the declination of the stars.
- 日晷中间是直角三角形,底处宽44米,斜角27度, 高度27米(英尺相当于12英寸,0.3048米)在日晷两侧,另有两个巨型的四分仪, 半径十五米,有时 、 、的刻度.
期刊摘选
- The sun had already climbed to its zenith.
- 太阳已经升到当空.
辞典例句
- Shanghai has not yet reached the zenith of her prosperity.
- 上海尚未达到繁荣的顶点.
辞典例句
- Rome's power reached its zenith under the emperor Trajan.
- 罗马帝国的势力在图雷真皇帝的统治下达到顶峰.
期刊摘选
- Michael felt that he had already passed the zenith of his power.
- 迈克觉得自己的权力已过了顶盛期.
辞典例句
- This a calculation the local sun zenith and azimuth angle program.
- 这是一个计算当地孙天顶和方位角计划.
期刊摘选
- Our spirits rose to their zenith after the victory.
- 胜利之后我们的士气高昂到极点.
辞典例句
- Opera reached its zenith at the turn of the century.
- 歌剧在本世纪初达到了它的顶峰.
《简明英汉词典》
- It reached the zenith of its glory.
- 它达到荣誉的顶峰.
辞典例句
- His career is now at its zenith.
- 他的事业现在处于鼎盛时期。
柯林斯例句
- The zenith of Perugia'sinfluence came with the defeat of Siena in 1358.
- 1358年击败锡耶纳之后佩鲁贾的影响力达到了顶峰。
柯林斯例句
- The sun rises, reaches its zenith and sets.
- 太阳升起，达到最高点，然后落下。
柯林斯例句