zenith
美音:
[´zi:nəθ
]英音:
[´zi:nəθ
]n.顶点,顶峰,天顶,最高点
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zenith
/'zenɪθ; `zinɪθ/
n
1 point in the heavens directly above an observer 天顶(观测者正上方的天空). Cf 参看 nadir.
2 (fig 比喻) highest point (of power, prosperity, etc); peak (权力、繁荣等的)最高点; 顶点
*reach the zenith of one's career, power, influence 达到事业的、权力的、影响力的顶峰
* 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.
zenith
n [C usually singular][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;Origin: cenith, from
Arabic samt (ar-ra's)
'path (above the head)']
the most successful point in the development of something
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peak≠
nadirreach its zenith/be at its zenith The Roman Empire reached its zenith around the year 100.technical the highest point that is reached by the sun or the moon in the sky