low point 指某段时期中最糟糕、最困难或最令人沮丧的时刻;低谷,最低点。常用来描述人生、事业、情绪等方面的低潮期。
/loʊ pɔɪnt/
That year was the low point of his career.
那一年是他职业生涯的低谷。
Despite reaching a low point after the failure of her business, she gradually rebuilt her confidence and went on to achieve remarkable success.
尽管在生意失败后跌入了人生低谷,她还是逐渐重建了信心,并取得了非凡的成就。
low 源自古诺尔斯语 lágr,意为"矮的、低的",后来引申出"情绪低落的、不好的"等含义。point 源自古法语 point,最终来自拉丁语 punctum,意为"点、时刻"。两个词组合在一起,字面意思是"最低的那个点",比喻某段经历中最艰难的时刻。该短语在现代英语中广泛使用,尤其常见于描述人生起伏的语境中。