heyday

/ˈheɪdeɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈheɪdeɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhā-ˌdā/ (ame, mw)

heyday — noun

  • heydaysingular
  • heydaysplural

1. the period in the past when a person, organisation, activity, or place was at it

1.名詞B2
釋義

the period in the past when a person, organisation, activity, or place was at its most successful, powerful, or popular — for example, the heyday of a film star's career when they starred in the biggest box-office hits, or the heyday of a city when it was a thriving centre of trade.

例句

The Hollywood studio enjoyed its heyday in the 1950s, releasing over forty movies a year.

collocation: enjoy one's heyday

Mei-Ling recalls the heyday of her family's tea farm, when oolong sold in thirty countries.

pattern: the heyday of [something]

同義詞
  • prime

    more personal — often used for a person's best years rather than a thing's

  • golden age

    broader — usually describes an entire era or field, not a single person or organisation

  • peak

    more neutral — can describe highest point of anything, often used for careers and athletic performance

反義詞
  • decline

    the period after the heyday when success fades

  • nadir

    the lowest point, opposite of the highest point represented by heyday

文法句型

the heyday of [something]

[possessive] heyday

用法筆記

Frequently used in possessive or of-constructions (e.g. the company's heyday, the heyday of jazz). The word typically refers to a finished period in the past, not a current or future one.

常見錯誤

❌The company is in its heyday right now.
✅The company is at its peak right now.
💡heyday is only used for a period already in the past.
❌He is in his heyday as a young athlete.
✅He was in his heyday as a young athlete.
💡heyday refers to a completed phase, not an ongoing one.