heyday
heyday — 名詞
- heydaysingular
- heydaysplural
1. the period in the past when a person, organisation, activity, or place was at it
全盛時期；鼎盛時期
過去最成功、最有影響力的階段
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.
The Hollywood studio enjoyed its heyday in the 1950s, releasing over forty movies a year.
這家好萊塢電影公司在1950年代處於全盛時期，每年推出超過四十部電影。
collocation: enjoy one's heyday
Mei-Ling recalls the heyday of her family's tea farm, when oolong sold in thirty countries.
Mei-Ling 回憶起自家茶園的鼎盛時期，當時烏龍茶銷往三十個國家。
pattern: the heyday of [something]
In the heyday of rail travel, the station handled over two hundred trains a day.
在鐵路旅行的全盛時期，這座火車站每天處理超過兩百班列車。
The old theatre, now shabby from age, was the city's cultural heart during its heyday.
那座老劇院如今老舊不堪，但在全盛時期曾是城市的文化中心。
pattern: during [possessive] heyday
Kwame showed his grandchildren photographs from the heyday of the local fishing industry.
Kwame 給孫子們看當地漁業全盛時期的老照片。
- in one's heyday
- during the heyday of
- the heyday of something
- heyday of
- enjoy one's heyday
- reach one's heyday
- 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
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.