cusp

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sharp point or pointed end.
  2. An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events. figuratively
    — Newcastle were 11 points adrift of Spurs following their 5-0 mauling at the hands of the north London club in February. But a sixth successive Premier League win puts them on the cusp of European football next season as they surged 15 points clear of seventh-placed Everton, who have five games left to play.
  3. A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
  4. A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
  5. A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
  6. Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
  7. A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
  8. A point of transition.
    — I see freight returning in a big way. The 2016 reconnection of the Helwith Bridge quarries can produce up to three heavy trains a day. The nearby and much bigger Horton quarry is also on the cusp of rail reconnection.
动词 v.
  1. To behave in a reckless or dangerous manner. slang

词形变化

cusps plural cusps present,singular,third-person cusping participle,present cusped participle,past cusped past

词汇关系

衍生词
cuspal cuspate cuspation cusped cusp form cuspless cusplet cusplike cusp neighborhood cusp neighbourhood cuspule cuspy hypercusp intercusp monocusp on the cusp ossicusp pseudocusp
相关词
bicuspid cusper cuspid tricuspid

词源

词源 1
From Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”); first used in astrology. Doublet of cuspid and cuspis.
词源 2
From Latin cuspis (“a point, spear, pointed end”); first used in astrology. Doublet of cuspid and cuspis.
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