Word of the Day:September 5, 2020
heyday
全盛期;鼎盛时期;盛世
noun HAY-day
Definition
: the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
最知名的,有魄力的或鼎盛期的人。
Examples
"The theater engaged Mr. Leslie ‘Les' Jones to build and paint the sets. He was in his early sixties when I arrived—he'd been a legendary scene painter during the heydayof vaudeville." — Kate Bornstein, A Queer and Present Danger, 2012
剧院邀请莱斯利·莱斯·琼斯先生来制作和绘画布景。我来的时候他60才出头。在歌舞杂耍的鼎盛期,他曾是一位传奇的场景画家。
"But there are few drive-in theaters left. They've dwindled to just a handful in the Twin Cities since their heydayin the 1950s and '60s. There are only six left in Minnesota." — Kathy Berdan, TwinCities.com (St. Paul, Minnesota), 26 July 2020
但是汽车影院已经所剩无几了。自从20世纪50年代和60年代它们的鼎盛时期以来,它们已经减少到只有少数几个在双子城。明尼苏达州只剩下6个了。”
Did You Know?
In its earliest appearances in English, in the 16th century, heydaywas used as an interjection that expressed elation or wonder (similar to our word hey, from which it derives). Within a few decades, heyday was seeing use as a noun meaning "high spirits." This sense can be seen in Act III, scene 4 of Hamlet, when the Prince of Denmark tells his mother, "You cannot call it love; for at your age / The heyday in the blood is tame…." The word's second syllable is not thought to be borne of the modern word day (or any of its ancestors), but in the 18th century the syllable's resemblance to that word likely influenced the development of the now-familiar use referring to the period when one's achievement or popularity has reached its zenith.
16世纪最早出现在英语中时,heyday「全盛期」被用作表达兴高采烈或惊奇的感叹词(类似于我们衍生出的单词“hey”)。在几十年之内,heyday「鼎盛期」就将其视为一个名词,表示“high spirits「兴高采烈」”。这种感觉可以在《哈姆雷特》第三幕第四个场景中看到,当时丹麦王子告诉他的母亲:“You cannot call it love; for at your age你不能称它为爱;因为你的年龄/The heyday in the blood is tame….「血液中的鼎盛时期是温和的……」”。该单词的第二个音节不被认可是由现代单词 day(or any of its ancestors「或其任何祖先」)所承载,但是在18世纪,该音节与该单词的相似之处可能影响了现在流行的用法的发展,指的是成就或知名度达到顶峰。
Test Your Vocabulary
What 8-letter word beginning with "p" can refer to a high mountain peak or to the highest point of development or achievement?