nadir

• n. 最低點，最底點；[天] 天底
• n. (Nadir)人名；(土、葡、巴基、阿拉伯)納迪爾

來自阿拉伯語nazir,相反的，來自nazir as-samt,反方向的，與天頂相反的底點，詞源同zenith.後引申詞義最低點。

nadir (n.)

late 14c., in astronomical sense, from Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic nazir "opposite to," in nazir as-samt, literally "opposite direction," from nazir "opposite" + as-samt "road, path" (see zenith). Transferred sense of "lowest point (of anything)" is first recorded 1793.

1. 1945 to 1946 was the nadir of Truman's presidency.

1945至1946年的那段時間是杜魯門總統執政最艱難的時期。

來自柯林斯例句

2. the nadir of his career

他事業上的低穀

來自《權威詞典》

3. This failure was the nadir of her career.

這次失敗是她事業上的低穀.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. His fortune was at its nadir.

他的運氣壞透了.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. At the nadir of her career, she was given a great encouragement by his marrying her.

在她事業處於低穀時, 他和她結婚給了她巨大的鼓勵.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》