名複: thresholds
n.
- 門檻[C]
- 出發點,開端,起點[S]
- (稅的)起徵點[S]
- 【生】【心】閾[C]
- (薪資,價格的)起增點
片語
on the threshold of
- 在……的開端
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
/ˈθrɛʃəʊld, ˈθrɛʃˌhəʊld/
n.
- a strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.
- a level or point at which something starts or ceases to happen or come into effect. ▸the level at which one starts to feel or react to something:
Etymology
OE therscold, threscold; first element rel. to thresh (in the sense ‘tread’).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》