名詞 niche:

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

1. Holidays in the Antarctic are a niche market.
   南極假日游是一個(gè)利基市場(chǎng)。
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.
   克勞德或許不過(guò)是個(gè)騙子，他的虛榮、野心和才智使他在世上惡人中爭(zhēng)得魁首之名：有殘忍癖，總能爬上頂端。
3. He found the right niche for himself.
   他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)適合他的職位。

niche

n.（名詞）
A recess in a wall, as for holding a statue or an urn.
壁龕：墻壁上凹進(jìn)去的空間，用來(lái)懸掛雕像或裝飾品
A cranny, hollow, or crevice, as in rock.
裂縫：裂痕、中空或裂隙，如在巖石上

A situation or an activity specially suited to a person`s interests, abilities, or nature:
合適的環(huán)境，活動(dòng)：適合于人的興趣、能力或性格的環(huán)境或活動(dòng)：
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:
產(chǎn)品或服務(wù)所需的特殊領(lǐng)域：
例句：
.One niche that is approaching mass-market proportions is held by regional magazines.(Brad Edmondson)
.正在接近群眾市場(chǎng)比例的領(lǐng)域被地方性雜志占據(jù)著.(布拉德·埃德蒙森)

Ecology
【生態(tài)學(xué)】
The function or position of an organism or a population within an ecological community.
功能，位置：有機(jī)體或其數(shù)量在生態(tài)環(huán)境中的作用或地位
The particular area within a habitat occupied by an organism.
生物居所的特定區(qū)間：在一個(gè)棲息地內(nèi)一個(gè)有機(jī)體占據(jù)的特殊空間
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
niched,nich.ing,nich.es
To place in a niche.
放置在壁內(nèi)

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from nichier [to nest] from Vulgar Latin *nodic3re from Latin nodus [nest]
源自 nichier [筑巢] 源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *nodic3re 源自 拉丁語(yǔ) nodus [巢]
or from Old Italian nicchio [seashell] perhaps from Latin motulus [mussel]
或源自 古意大利語(yǔ) nicchio [海貝殼] 可能源自 拉丁語(yǔ) motulus [貽貝]