niche

名词 niche:

1. a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
2. a small concavity
   同义词：recess, recession, corner
3. an enclosure that is set back or indented
   同义词：recess
4. (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
   同义词：ecological niche

1. Holidays in the Antarctic are a niche market.
   南极假日游是一个利基市场。
2. Claude was probably a humbug, whose vanity, ambition, and intelligence led him to carve out a niche as the wickedest man in the world; there is always room for a sadist at the top.
   克劳德或许不过是个骗子，他的虚荣、野心和才智使他在世上恶人中争得魁首之名：有残忍癖，总能爬上顶端。
3. He found the right niche for himself.
   他发现了一个适合他的职位。

niche

n.（名词）
A recess in a wall, as for holding a statue or an urn.
壁龛：墙壁上凹进去的空间，用来悬挂雕像或装饰品
A cranny, hollow, or crevice, as in rock.
裂缝：裂痕、中空或裂隙，如在岩石上

A situation or an activity specially suited to a person`s interests, abilities, or nature:
合适的环境，活动：适合于人的兴趣、能力或性格的环境或活动：
例句：
found her niche in life.
找到她在生活中的定位

A special area of demand for a product or service:
产品或服务所需的特殊领域：
例句：
.One niche that is approaching mass-market proportions is held by regional magazines.(Brad Edmondson)
.正在接近群众市场比例的领域被地方性杂志占据着.(布拉德·埃德蒙森)

Ecology
【生态学】
The function or position of an organism or a population within an ecological community.
功能，位置：有机体或其数量在生态环境中的作用或地位
The particular area within a habitat occupied by an organism.
生物居所的特定区间：在一个栖息地内一个有机体占据的特殊空间
v.tr.（及物动词）
niched,nich.ing,nich.es
To place in a niche.
放置在壁内

来源：
French
法语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from nichier [to nest] from Vulgar Latin *nodic3re from Latin nodus [nest]
源自 nichier [筑巢] 源自 俗拉丁语 *nodic3re 源自 拉丁语 nodus [巢]
or from Old Italian nicchio [seashell] perhaps from Latin motulus [mussel]
或源自 古意大利语 nicchio [海贝壳] 可能源自 拉丁语 motulus [贻贝]