zenith

/ˈzenɪθ/ (bre, ipa) · [zˈinəθ] /ˈziːnɪθ/ (ame, ipa) · [zˈinəθ] /ˈzē-nəth How to pronounce zenith (audio) Canadian also and British usually ˈze-nəth,  -nith/ (ame, mw)

zenith — 名詞

  • zenithsingular
  • zenithsplural

1. the time or point when someone or something is at its greatest strength, success

1.名詞C1
釋義

巔峰；頂點

最成功或最強盛的時期

the time or point when someone or something is at its greatest strength, success, or importance.

例句

The singer was at her zenith after the album sold two million copies.

那位歌手在那張專輯賣出兩百萬張後達到事業巔峰。

phrase: at its zenith for greatest success

Rail travel in the city reached its zenith in the early 1950s.

那座城市的鐵路運輸在二十世紀五零年代初達到頂點。

reach its zenith for a strongest period

同義詞
  • peak

    more common and can describe success, strength, or a high level on a chart

  • apex

    more formal and often used in careful or technical writing

  • high point

    broader and often used for a memorable or especially good moment

反義詞
  • low point

    the weakest or least successful stage

  • decline

    a period when strength, quality, or success is falling

文法句型

be at its zenith

reach your zenith

the zenith of + noun

用法筆記

Common in the patterns 'at its zenith' and 'reach or hit its zenith'. Distinguish from noun 2 and noun 3, which refer to positions in the sky rather than a period of greatest success or strength.

常見錯誤

❌The company was in its highest point in 2019.
✅The company was at its zenith in 2019.
💡English usually uses 'at its zenith' for the most successful stage.

2. the highest place that the sun, moon, or another body reaches in the sky as it m

2.名詞C2
釋義

中天

天體運行到天空最高處

the highest place that the sun, moon, or another body reaches in the sky as it moves.

例句

At noon, the sun was close to the zenith above the desert road.

到了中午，太陽已接近沙漠公路上方的中天。

astronomy: a body at its highest place

From the ship, Kofi watched the moon climb towards the zenith.

Kofi 在船上看著月亮一路升向中天。

同義詞
  • culmination

    more formal and often used in technical descriptions of a body's highest point

  • highest point

    plain description rather than a fixed astronomy term

反義詞
  • nadir

    the point opposite the zenith, directly below the observer

文法句型

reach the zenith

pass near the zenith

be close to the zenith

用法筆記

Used mainly in astronomy or sky watching for a moving body's highest place in the sky. Distinguish from noun 3, which names the fixed point directly above an observer.

常見錯誤

❌The moon was on the zenith before dawn.
✅The moon was at the zenith before dawn.
💡English normally uses 'at' for this position in the sky.

3. the imaginary point in the sky that is exactly above the place where you are sta

3.名詞C2
釋義

天頂

正好在你頭頂上的天空點

the imaginary point in the sky that is exactly above the place where you are standing.

例句

The balloon drifted until it was almost at the zenith above us.

那顆氣球一路飄，直到幾乎到了我們正上方的天頂。

at the zenith for directly overhead point

Sophia raised her arm towards the zenith at the planetarium dome's centre.

Sophia 朝著天文館圓頂中央上方的天頂抬起手臂。

同義詞
  • overhead point

    a plain descriptive phrase rather than the standard technical term

反義詞
  • nadir

    the point on the opposite side, directly below the observer

文法句型

at the zenith

directly below the zenith

mark the zenith on a sky map

用法筆記

This is a fixed point above the observer, especially on star maps and in astronomy. Distinguish from noun 2, which describes a body's highest position as it moves across the sky.

常見錯誤

❌The zenith was over to the east.
✅The zenith was directly overhead.
💡by definition, the zenith is the point straight above the observer.