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词汇 limen
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Definition of limen in English:

limen

nounPlural limens, Plural limina ˈlʌɪmɛnˈliːmɛnˈlaɪmən
Psychology
  • A threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived or is not distinguished from another.

    〔心理〕阈(限)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One enters into ritual time and ritual space by passing over a limen, a threshold, such as one finds at a doorway.
    • Academics call it ‘liminality’, from the Latin limen - the line separating, or failing to separate, Arthur from Martha.
    • The approach of death - or a willed approach to the radius of death - brings the subject to the limen of that void.
    Synonyms
    lower limit, starting point, minimum, margin

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, 'threshold'.

Definition of limen in US English:

limen

nounˈlaɪmənˈlīmən
Psychology
  • A threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived or is not distinguished from another.

    〔心理〕阈(限)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The approach of death - or a willed approach to the radius of death - brings the subject to the limen of that void.
    • One enters into ritual time and ritual space by passing over a limen, a threshold, such as one finds at a doorway.
    • Academics call it ‘liminality’, from the Latin limen - the line separating, or failing to separate, Arthur from Martha.
    Synonyms
    lower limit, starting point, minimum, margin

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, ‘threshold’.

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