threshold

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noun

Plural noun:

thresholds

1.
The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
Đồng nghĩa: doorsill, doorstep
2.
(broadly)(by extension) An entrance; the door or gate of a house.
3.
(broadly)(by extension) Any end or boundary.
4.
(figuratively)(figurative) The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
I arrived at last, did obeisance to my uncle, and told him everything. He thought it over and said: ' […] At the threshold of death, how dare I give you permission to go to England, to cross the seas? But I will not stand in your way. It is your mother's permission which really matters. If she permit you, then godspeed! Tell her I will not interfere. You will go with my blessings.'
5.
(aviation) The start of the landing area of a runway.
6.
(engineering) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
7.
The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due.
8.
The point where one is mentally or physically vulnerable in response to a provocation or to other nuisances.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

doorsilldoorstepdoorway portal

Trái nghĩa

lintelbottom-most part of a doorway lintel

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English threschwolde, threscholde, from Old English þresċold, þerxold, þrexwold (doorsill, entryway), from Proto-Germanic *þreskudlaz, *þreskūþlijaz, *þreskwaþluz, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną, *þreskwaną (to thresh, (originally) to tread), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub, turn).