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

• The new house is the apotheosis of a dream for him.
  新房子使他的美梦成真。
• It takes scarcely three generations for the apotheosis.
  几乎并不需要三代人就酿成了这种神化现象；
• Pilgrimage to the West has made up a world of deity and monster, and Monkey King is an artistic model of "reality from fantasy" created by the writer from the conjunction of apotheosis and humanity.
  《西游记》为我们虚构了一个神魔世界，孙悟空是作者在神化和人化的交叉点上创造出来的“幻中有真”的艺术典型。
• The legends of King Arthur represent the apotheosis of chivalry.
  亚瑟王的传说代表骑士精神的顶峰。
• Their leader was the apotheosis of courage.
  他们的领导人是勇敢的典范。
• 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。
• 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。
• There is an primal gene of apotheosis of life in ancient Chinese comedies, but it was chronically oppressed and contorted by feudal orthodox culture.
  摘要中国古代的喜剧美具有一种崇生意识的原始基因，但其受到了封建正统文化的长期压抑和扭曲。
• Cello concerto Gadameilin is a large work of apotheosis meaning in Chinese cello music creation.
  大提琴协奏曲《嘎达梅林》是中国大提琴音乐创作领域中具有典范意义的大型作品。
• One of the large paintings showed the apotheosis of the emperor trajan.
  巨大的图画中有一幅把图拉真皇帝神化了。