threshold

基本释义

[noun] a strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room
[名词] 门槛

深入解读

对于港剧迷来说,看到 threshold 这个单词,很容易联想起经典 TVB 港剧《创世纪》(At the Threshold of an Era)来,其片头的英文译名中就出现了这个单词。

该词本义比较简单,就是日常生活中随处可见的“门槛”,也可以指“门口”,比如站在门口犹豫不决(stand hesitating on the threshold)、迈过门槛(step across the threshold)。

从越过门槛才能进门这个概念出发, threshold 很自然地就被用来引申指“阈、界、起始点”,主要指发生或表现出某种反应、现象、结果或状况而必须超过的程度或强度,比如:

  • 我没办法凭空变出几百万美元。我的收入才刚刚超过征税起点。
    I could not conjure up millions of dollars out of thin air. My earnings are just above the tax threshold.
  • 那个贪吃的人容易感到厌倦,需要时常进行体力活动来刺激一下。
    That voracious eater has a low threshold of boredom and needs the constant stimulation of physical activity.

而习语 on the threshold of sth 则相应表示“在……的开始、在……的起点”,常意味着即将进入一个新且重要的时期或发展阶段,比如:

  • 这个因监狱状况恶劣而臭名远扬的国家即将爆发内战。
    The country notorious for its appalling prison conditions is on the threshold of civil war.

演讲用例

But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds.
但是对于等候在正义之宫门口的心急如焚的人们,有些话我是必须说的。在争取合法地位的过程中,我们不要采取错误的做法。

出自美国牧师、社会运动者、人权主义者和非裔美国人民权运动领袖马丁·路德·金(Martin Luther King Jr.)于1963年8月28日在华盛顿林肯纪念堂发表的纪念性演讲《我有一个梦想》(I have a dream)。

外刊例句

  • Even then, the threshold between free speech and incitement will be hard to define.
    但即便如此,自由言论和煽动性言论还是很难界定。
    ——《经济学人》
  • And the Italian government made progress in shrinking the budget deficit, which had been 4 percent in 2011, to 2.3 percent last year. That is under the 3 percent threshold that eurozone members are supposed to stay below, but few do.
    并且,意大利政府在缩减预算赤字方面取得了进展,从2011年的4%降到了去年的2.3%。这低于欧元区成员国应保持在3%以下的门槛,但没有几个成员国做到这一点。
    ——《纽约时报》

常见短语

Threshold – 门槛,阈值

以下是关于”threshold”的一些常见短语及其中文解释:

  1. Cross the threshold – 跨越门槛,达到阈值
    • He finally crossed the threshold of success after years of hard work. (经过多年的努力,他终于达到了成功的阈值。)
  2. On the threshold – 在门槛上,接近阈值
    • We are on the threshold of a new era in technology. (我们正处于科技新时代的门槛上。)
  3. Threshold level – 阈值水平,门槛水平
    • The noise reached the threshold level, causing annoyance to the residents. (噪音达到了门槛水平,给居民带来了困扰。)
  4. Threshold of pain – 疼痛阈值
    • Different individuals have different thresholds of pain. (不同的人对疼痛有不同的阈值。)
  5. Threshold of consciousness – 意识门槛
    • He was on the threshold of consciousness after the accident. (事故后,他处于意识门槛的边缘。)
  6. Threshold of tolerance – 容忍门槛
    • The constant noise exceeded his threshold of tolerance. (持续的噪音超过了他的容忍门槛。)
  7. Threshold value – 阈值,门槛值
    • The temperature has reached the threshold value for plant growth. (温度已经达到了植物生长的阈值。)
  8. Threshold effect – 阈值效应
    • The drug shows a threshold effect, where a minimum dosage is required for any therapeutic effect. (这种药物具有阈值效应,需要最低剂量才能产生任何治疗效果。)
  9. Threshold income – 阈值收入
    • The threshold income for tax exemption has been raised this year. (免税的阈值收入今年有所提高。)
  10. Threshold limit – 阈限,门槛限制
    • The pollution level has exceeded the threshold limit set by environmental regulations. (污染水平已经超过了环境法规设定的门槛限制。)
  11. Threshold agreement – 阈值协议
    • The negotiating parties reached a threshold agreement on the terms of the contract. (谈判双方就合同条款达成了阈值协议。)
  12. Threshold of visibility – 可见度门槛
    • The fog reduced the visibility to below the threshold, causing travel disruptions. (雾霾使得能见度降至门槛以下,导致了交通受阻。)

这些短语可以帮助你更好地理解和使用”threshold”这个词,根据具体语境选择合适的短语表达你的意思。

同近义词

brink: a point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge
verge: an extreme limit beyond which something specified will happen
limen: a threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived or is not distinguished from another

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