threshold
- IPA[ˈTHreSHˌ(h)ōld]
美式
- a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room；a point of entry or beginning
noun: threshold, plural noun: thresholds
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名詞
- 1. a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room he stood on the threshold of Sheila's bedroom 同義詞
- ▪ a point of entry or beginning she was on the threshold of a dazzling career 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ the beginning of an airport runway on which an aircraft is attempting to land.
- 2. the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested nothing happens until the signal passes the threshold a threshold level
- ▪ the maximum level of radiation or a concentration of a substance considered to be acceptable or safe their water would meet the safety threshold of 50 milligrams of nitrates per liter 同義詞
- ▪ a limit below which a stimulus causes no reaction everyone has a different pain threshold
- ▪ a level, rate, or amount at which something comes into effect the tax threshold has risen to $10,492 of adjusted gross income
- the point beyond which a stimulus causes pain.
Oxford American Dictionary
- the point beyond which a stimulus causes pain.
Oxford Dictionary
- the smallest amount by which two sensory stimuli can differ in order for an individual to ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- the least amount by which two sensory stimuli can differ for an individual to perceive them as ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a point in a conflict at which nuclear weapons are or would be brought into use.
Oxford Dictionary
- a point in a conflict at which nuclear weapons are or would be brought into use.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈθrɛʃ(h)əʊld]
英式
- a strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room: he stood on the threshold of Sheila's bedroom
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