英语词汇“nadir”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	nadir
释义	Trends of nadir View usage for: nadir (neɪdɪəʳ, US -dər) 1. singular noun [usually with poss] The nadir of something such as someone's career or the history of an organization is its worst time. [literary] 1945 to 1946 was the nadir of Truman's presidency. [+ of] Synonyms: bottom, depths, lowest point, rock bottom More Synonyms of nadir 2. singular noun In astronomy, the nadir is the point at which the sun or moon is directly below you, on the other side of the earth. Compare zenith. [technical] nadir in British English (ˈneɪdɪə, ˈnæ-) noun 1. the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer and diametrically opposite the zenith 2. the lowest or deepest point; depths the nadir of despair Word origin C14: from Old French, from Arabic nazīr as-samt, literally: opposite the zenith nadir in American English (ˈneɪdər; ˈneɪˌdɪr) noun 1. that point of the celestial sphere directly opposite to the zenith and directly belowthe observer 2. the lowest point Word origin ME < MFr < ML < Ar naẓīr, in naẓīr as-samt, lit., opposite to the zenith < naẓīr, opposite + as-samt, zenith Examples of 'nadir' in a sentence nadir The nadir was reached with the match still in the balance. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Malton's mourning will reach its emotional nadir this morning. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It reached a nadir soon after 5pm. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A cliché about the camps is that they represented a nadir of inhumanity. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A forearm in the face and an ambulance took him to his career 's nadir. Times, Sunday Times (2006) So was it the worst, the low point, the nadir? Times, Sunday Times (2016) Just when you think they've reached a nadir, they find another. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Turner relied on handouts from a rich friend, but when he injured a hamstring last August he reached the nadir. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In other languages nadir British English: nadir NOUN The nadir of something such as someone's career or the history of an organization is its worst time. This year was the nadir of his presidency. American English: nadir Brazilian Portuguese: nadir Chinese: 最低点 European Spanish: punto más bajo French: point le plus bas German: Tiefstpunkt Italian: periodo peggiore Japanese: どん底 Korean: 최악의 순간 European Portuguese: nadir Latin American Spanish: punto más bajo (noun) in the sense of bottom Definition the lowest or worst point of anything That period was the nadir of his presidency. Synonyms bottom He sat at the bottom of the stairs. depths lowest point rock bottom all-time low Opposites top , summit , height , peak , climax , crest , high point , pinnacle , zenith , apex , acme Nearby words of nadir mythology nab nabob nadir naevus naff nag Synonyms of 'nadir' nadir Explore 'nadir' in the dictionary
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