Zenith

(noun.) the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected.

校对:凯特

• Under him the Ottoman power reached its zenith. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• By 1260 the impulse of Mongol conquest had already passed its zenith. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• With its concavity toward the southern sky it was closely comparable, though reverse, to the celestial meridian throughout its length from horizon to zenith. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The sun passed its zenith, and lingered down the stainless floor of heaven. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• She looked at the sky overhead, and saw that the sapphirine hue of the zenith in spring and early summer had been replaced by a metallic violet. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• It is enough that we remember the close alliance of art, science and politics in Athens, in Florence and Venice at their zenith. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• At her zenith Carthage probably had the hitherto unheard-of population of a million. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Their heads were all reclined, either to the right, or the left; one of their eyes turned inward, and the other directly up to the zenith. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.

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