nadir

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈneɪˌdɪə(ɹ)/|/ˈnæd.ɪə(ɹ)/|/ˈneɪ.də(ɹ)/|/neɪˈdɪə(ɹ)/    美 /ˈneɪˌdɪɚ/|/ˈneɪ.dɚ/|/neɪˈdɪɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
    — […] when we are Nadyr to the Sunne, we have no ſhadow […]
  2. The lowest point; time of greatest depression. figuratively
    — Near-synonym: dead
  3. The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
    — The nadir of the sun is the axis of the shadow projected by the Earth.
  4. An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey. archaic
动词 v.
  1. To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base. transitive

词形变化

nadirs plural nadirs present,singular,third-person nadiring participle,present nadired participle,past nadired past

词汇关系

衍生词
nadiral
相关词
azimuth zenith -

词源

词源 1
From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart, corresponding to”) and السَّمْت (as-samt, “the zenith”).
词源 2
From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart, corresponding to”) and السَّمْت (as-samt, “the zenith”).
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