threshold

🇺🇸 /ˈθreʃhəʊld/ 🇬🇧 /ˈθreʃhəʊld/
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noun
C1

The bottom part of a doorway that you step over to enter a room or building.

She paused at the threshold before entering the room.

她在進入房間前在門檻處停頓了一下。

C1

The point where something starts to happen or change.

The noise reached the threshold where it became too loud to ignore.

噪音達到了無法忽視的臨界點。

C1

The beginning of something new or important.

They stood at the threshold of a great adventure.

他們站在偉大冒險的起點。

translation

n. 門檻, 閾值, 開端

詞形變化

Plural thresholds