Word
liminal
阈限的;临界的
核心释义
Of or relating to a threshold; being at or near a boundary or limit.
- 1.
关于入口或门槛的。
Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold.
- 2.
处于两种或多种状态之间的过渡状态,既不属于前者也不属于后者;既不明确属于某一特定状态或类别,也不明确处于其外。
Pertaining to or in a state that is in-between or transitional between two (or more) other states, while belonging to neither; pertaining to or in a state such as to be neither definitively in a particular other state or category nor definitively outside it.
- 3.
关于过程的开始或初始阶段的。
Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process.
关于入口或门槛的。;处于两种或多种状态之间的过渡状态,既不属于前者也不属于后者;既不明确属于某一特定状态或类别,也不明确处于其外。;关于过程的开始或初始阶段的。;阈限的;[医] 阀的
用法In use
The moment between sleeping and waking is a liminal state that many poets describe.
用法提示:liminal 作形容词,修饰 state,表示介于两种状态之间的‘阈限的’。
She felt she was in a liminal space, neither fully a student nor an adult.
用法提示:liminal 作形容词,修饰 space,强调过渡、边缘的性质。
Rituals often mark the liminal period between childhood and adulthood.
用法提示:liminal 作形容词,修饰 period,说明处于过渡阶段的‘阈限的’。
liminal + noun
liminal 常作定语,修饰阶段、空间、时期等名词。
The liminal stage of the ceremony lasted three days.
仪式的阈限阶段持续了三天。
be + liminal
liminal 作表语时,主语常为身份、状态等抽象名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- liminal space
- 阈限空间(过渡性的中间地带)
- For many travelers, the airport is a liminal space between home and abroad.对许多旅行者来说,机场是家与异乡之间的阈限空间。
- liminal state
- 阈限状态;过渡状态
- The ceremony marks the liminal state between childhood and adulthood.这一仪式标志着童年与成年之间的阈限状态。
- liminal phase
- 阈限阶段;过渡阶段
- Anthropologists study the liminal phase in rites of passage.人类学家研究通过仪式中的阈限阶段。
- liminal moment
- 过渡时刻
- We are living through a liminal moment in the country's history.我们正经历该国历史上的一个过渡时刻。
- liminal zone
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 liminal 与 limit(界限)发音相近,想象自己站在门槛上,处于临界、阈限的状态。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:学术写作、心理学与人类学文献、文学批评 liminal 表示“阈限的、临界状态的”,多用于学术或正式语境,如心理学、人类学和文学批评;日常口语中比较少用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音相同:criminal (/ˈkrɪmɪnəl/) 和 subliminal (/ˌsʌbˈlɪmɪnəl/) 与 liminal (/ˈlɪmɪnəl/) 的重读元音及后续发音相同(/ɪmɪnəl/),可视为同韵。注意:final、seminal、terminal、marginal 拼写都以 -inal 结尾,但重读元音不同(/faɪ-, sɛ-, tɜːr-, mɑːr-/),因此只是形似,发音不押韵。
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