Your heyday is the stretch of years when you — or a thing — were at your strongest: most loved, most successful, or most powerful. You nearly always meet it in a little frame: in her heyday, in the heyday of radio.

Your heydayyour heyday is是 the stretch of years那段歲月 when you — or a thing — were at your strongest當你——或某個東西——處於最強盛的時候: most loved, most successful, or most powerful最受喜愛、最成功，或最有影響力. You nearly always meet it你幾乎都會在 in a little frame一個小框架裡看到它: in her heydayin her heyday, in the heyday of radio或in the heyday of radio.

It often looks back, with a fond, slightly sad feel, as if the best time is already behind. People do also use it for a peak that is happening now, but the looking-back use is the one you will hear most.

It often looks back它常常帶著回望的意味, with a fond, slightly sad feel帶著懷念、又有點感傷的感覺, as if the best time is already behind彷彿最好的時光已經過去. People有些人 do also use it也會用它 for a peak that is happening now指現在正發生的高峰, but但 the looking-back use回望過去的用法 is the one you will hear most才是你最常聽到的.

Though actually, it did not start as a time-word at all. It began as a happy shout, like hey!, written heyda in the 1500s.

Though actually雖然其實, it它 did not start as a time-word at all一開始根本不是一個跟時間有關的詞. It它 began as a happy shout最早是一種開心的喊叫聲, like hey!就像 hey!, written heydawritten heyda in the 1500s在16世紀時寫作 heyda.

Later writers respelt it heyday because day made it sound like a period of time — the same idea as a day in the sun. The day in the spelling is not really the word day; it only looks that way.

Later writers後來的作家 respelt it heyday把它重新拼成 heyday because因為 day這個 day 字 made it sound like a period of time讓它聽起來像一段時間 — the same idea as就像 a day in the suna day in the sun 一樣的概念. The day in the spelling拼字裡的那個 day, is not really the word day其實並不是「一天」的那個 day; it only looks that way只是看起來像而已.

You may still see the old shout in very old books; in living English the word is almost only this “best years” sense.

You may still see你可能還會看到 the old shout那個古老的呼喊 in very old books在非常古老的書裡; in living English在現行的英語裡, the word這個詞 is almost only this “best years” sense幾乎只剩下「全盛時期」這個意思.