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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。
巅峰；顶峰；高潮
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巅峰；顶峰；高潮
The highest point or best moment in the development of something, such as a life or career; culmination.
The painting is the apotheosis of Renaissance art.
这幅画是文艺复兴艺术的典范。
The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
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
Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
将某人提升至神的地位
the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
The performance was the apotheosis of artistic excellence.
这场表演是艺术卓越的典范。
Many consider her novel the apotheosis of the science fiction genre.
许多人认为她的小说是科幻小说类型的巅峰之作。
His career reached its apotheosis when he won the Nobel Prize.
他获得诺贝尔奖时，职业生涯达到了顶峰。
The painting is the apotheosis of Renaissance art.
这幅画是文艺复兴艺术的典范。
Many consider her the apotheosis of modern dance.
许多人认为她是现代舞的完美典范。
常用于表示达到最高点或完美状态。
The singer reached her apotheosis with that final performance.
那位歌手在那场最后的演出中达到了她的巅峰。
Not this
He is apotheosis of beauty.
Use this
He is the apotheosis of beauty.
英语中可数名词前需加冠词。apotheosis是可数名词，表示“完美的典范”，前面需要加定冠词the。
Not this
These paintings are apotheosises of nature.
Use this
These paintings are apotheoses of nature.
apotheosis的复数形式是apotheoses，而不是在词尾加-es。这是不规则变化。
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……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。
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。
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。
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。
美的极致；美的典范
The marble statue was once regarded as the apotheosis of beauty.
这座大理石雕像曾被视为美的极致。
……的典范；……的极致；……的最高形式
The building is considered the apotheosis of modern architecture.
这座建筑被认为是现代建筑的典范。
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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。
通常用单数形式，指完美典范或神化过程。
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