horizon
【地平线,水平线,视野,眼界,见识】
单词:horizon
🔹 发音:
- 美式发音:[həˈraɪ.zən] (/həˈraɪ.zən/)
- 英式发音:[həˈraɪ.zən] (/həˈraɪ.zən/)
1. 词性 & 释义
(1) 名词 (noun)
① (地理)地平线,水平线
指天空与地面或海洋相接的那条线。
例句:
- The sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky with shades of orange and pink.
(太阳沉入地平线下,把天空染成橙色和粉色。) - A ship appeared on the horizon.
(一艘船出现在地平线上。)
② (比喻)视野,眼界,见识
表示人的知识、经验或能力的范围。
例句:
- Traveling to different countries broadens your horizons.
(去不同的国家旅行能拓宽你的视野。) - She is always looking for ways to expand her horizons.
(她总是在寻找拓展视野的方法。)
③ (学科)地层,层位
在地质学中,指地层的某个特定水平层。
例句:
- The scientists discovered a new fossil in this horizon of the rock formation.
(科学家们在这个岩层的地层中发现了一种新化石。)
2. 相关短语
- on the horizon:即将发生的,已露端倪的
- A major breakthrough in technology is on the horizon.
(科技领域即将迎来重大突破。)
- A major breakthrough in technology is on the horizon.
- broaden one's horizons:开阔眼界
- Reading books helps to broaden your horizons.
(读书有助于拓展你的视野。)
- Reading books helps to broaden your horizons.
3. 相关词汇对比
单词 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
horizon | 地平线,眼界 | The sun sets over the horizon. |
boundary | 边界,界限 | The river forms the boundary between the two countries. |
perspective | 视角,观点 | His perspective on life changed after the trip. |
scope | 范围,领域 | The scope of the project is quite large. |
4. 总结
- horizon 主要指 地平线,也可指 视野、见识,在地质学中可表示 地层。
- 相关短语 "broaden one's horizons"(拓宽眼界)和 "on the horizon"(即将发生)在日常交流中较常见。