apotheosis

英 [əˌpɒθiˈəʊsɪs]

美 [əˌpɑːθiˈoʊsɪs]

n.  鼎盛时期; 发展顶峰; 完美阶段; (人生或事业的)巅峰; (指人)册封为神，尊奉为神，神化

GRE

BNC.23012 / COCA.23615

牛津词典

noun

• 鼎盛时期；发展顶峰；完美阶段
  the highest or most perfect development of sth
• （人生或事业的）巅峰
  the best time in sb's life or career
• （指人）册封为神，尊奉为神，神化
  a formal statement that a person has become a god
  1. the apotheosis of a Roman Emperor
     册封罗马皇帝为神

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 典型;典范;榜样
  If something isthe apotheosis ofsomething else, it is an ideal or typical example of it.
  1. The Oriental in Bangkok is the apotheosis of the grand hotel.
     曼谷的东方饭店是豪华饭店的典范。
• N-SING （事业或人生的）巅峰，顶峰
  If you describe an event or a time as someone'sapotheosis, you mean that it was the high point in their career or their life.
  1. That night was Richard's apotheosis.
     是夜，理查德登上了人生的顶峰。

英英释义

noun

• the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
  Synonym:deificationexaltation
• model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  Synonym:idealparagonnonpareilsaintnonesuchnonsuch

双语例句

• An apotheosis can be defined as the exaltation of a subject to divine level.
  一个尊奉为神可以被定义为，一个主题升华到神圣的水平。
• The Oriental in Bangkok is the apotheosis of the grand hotel.
  曼谷的东方饭店是豪华饭店的典范。
• This scene may represent the apotheosis or the dead princess.
  这一景可以表示公主已羽化登仙。
• He was the apotheosis of integrity.
  他是正直的典。
• It was one of the mightiest achievements of the potent combination of big government and big science; in many ways the apotheosis of the post-war American political consensus.
  这是伟大政府和大科学结合的最伟大的成就之一；在某种程度上来说，这也是战后美国政治共识的典范。
• The Apotheosis sends therefore a clear message: George Washington is the American Christ.
  尊奉为神因此发出一个明确的信息：乔治华盛顿是美国的基督。
• His blinded eyes see an internal vision, glowing beauty, a kind of'beatific vision'which culminates in his final apotheosis.
  他瞎了的眼睛看见一个不断变得漂亮的视像，最终取得快乐详和的视像。
• This, however, is but the prelude to his apotheosis: a set of emissaries are dispatched among the people to cry up his piety, gravity, and love of raw flesh;
  然而这只是把他奉为神明的序曲：一批全都被派到民间去，称赞他是非常虔诚、庄严、热爱混沌未开的众生；
• Of course someone else might argue that a box of fine Swiss milk chocolates is the apotheosis of the art of chocolate.
  当然，也会有人说一盒香浓的瑞士牛奶巧克力才是巧克力艺术的典范。
• He was the apotheosis of generosity.
  他是宽宏大量的化身[典范]。