Word · Frequency #23012
apotheosis
巅峰；顶峰；高潮
核心释义
The highest point or best moment in the development of something, such as a life or career; culmination.
- 1.
The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
- 2.
某种类型的卓越或完美的典范；无与伦比者
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
- 3.
Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
- 4.
将某人提升至神的地位
the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
- 5.
A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
- 6.
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
- 7.
Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
- 8.
The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.
典范；完美典型；极致；神化；奉为神明；颂扬；美化；推崇；升天；逝世；心理中介体
用法In use
The performance was the apotheosis of artistic excellence.
用法提示：apotheosis 作为名词，表示完美的榜样
Many consider her novel the apotheosis of the science fiction genre.
用法提示：apotheosis 指某一类型的最高典范
His career reached its apotheosis when he won the Nobel Prize.
用法提示：apotheosis 表示发展的最高阶段或典范
the apotheosis of [noun]
The painting is the apotheosis of Renaissance art.
这幅画是文艺复兴艺术的典范。
consider someone/something the apotheosis of [noun]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the apotheosis of
- ……的典范；……的极致
- Many critics consider this novel the apotheosis of Victorian literature.许多评论家认为这部小说是维多利亚时代文学的典范。
- reach its apotheosis
- 达到顶峰；达到极致
- Baroque architecture reached its apotheosis in the palaces of Europe.巴洛克建筑在欧洲的宫殿中达到了顶峰。
- final apotheosis
- 最终的高潮；最后的升华
- The opera's final apotheosis left the audience breathless.歌剧最终的高潮让观众屏息凝神。
- apotheosis of the hero
- 英雄的神化
- The legend tells of the apotheosis of the hero after his death in battle.这个传说讲述了英雄战死之后被神化的故事。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
词中 theo 令人联想到‘神’(theology)，把某人抬升到神的位置即‘神化’，再引申为无可匹敌的典范。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary criticism、academic prose 该词多用于正式或文学性语境，表示“典范、极致”或“神化”，日常口语中比较少见。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用单数形式，指完美典范或神化过程。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The -osis words (diagnosis, hypnosis, psychosis, osmosis) rhyme with apotheosis, all ending in /-ˈoʊsəs/. Watch out for spelling lookalikes: apothecary begins with the same 'apothe' letters but is pronounced /əˈpɑːθəˌkeri/, and thesis ends in 'sis' but has a different stressed vowel /iː/.
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