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horizon

英 [hə'raɪz(ə)n] 美[hə'raɪzn]
  • n. [天] 地平线;视野;眼界;范围

英英释意


1. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
2. the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated;
"It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
3. a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
4. the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth