释义 |
niche/nitʃ, ni:ʃ/ n. & v.●n. 1 a shallow recess, esp. in a wall to contain a statue etc. (稍凹进墙里,供奉雕像的)壁龛 2 a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment (生活或职业)舒适的(适当的)位置 3 a specialized but profitable corner of the market 利润可观的专业化市场 4 Ecol. a position or role taken by a kind of organism within its community 【态】生态龛 ●v. tr. (often as 常作 niched adj.) 1 place in a niche 放入壁龛 2 ensconce (esp. oneself) in a recess or corner (尤指把自己)在深处(角落)安顿下来 [French from nicher ‘make a nest’, ultimately from Latin nidus ‘nest’] |