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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ménkǎn
"她跨过了房间的门槛。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strip of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a doorway.
"He stepped across the threshold and entered the ancient house." - 2
The magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, or result to occur.
"The company's profits surpassed the critical financial threshold this quarter."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'threshold' originates from the Old English 'þrescold', which is a combination of 'þrescan' meaning 'to tread' and 'hold' meaning 'a place'. Historically, it referred to the entrance of a house or building, evolving to signify any point of entry or beginning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Threshold" is said worldwide
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seuil
Transliteration: seuil
"Il a franchi le seuil de la porte."
Schwelle
Transliteration: Schwelle
"Sie trat über die Schwelle des Hauses."
soglia
Transliteration: soglia
"Varca la soglia e entra."
umbral
Transliteration: umbral
"Cruzó el umbral con una sonrisa."
limiar
Transliteration: limiar
"Ele cruzou o limiar da porta."
दहलीज
Transliteration: dehleez
"वह घर की दहलीज पर खड़ा था।"
门槛
Transliteration: ménkǎn
"她跨过了房间的门槛。"
문턱
Transliteration: munteok
"그는 방 안으로 문턱을 넘었다."
敷居
Transliteration: shikii
"彼は玄関の敷居をまたいだ。"
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