culmination
英 [k?lm?'ne??(?)n]
美['k?lm?'ne??n]
- n. 頂點；高潮
GRE低頻詞
詞態變化
復數:?culminations;
助記提示
culmination?：本來指頂部，源自建筑學，和column（圓柱）想關：頂部和（下面的）柱子。
中文詞源
culmination 頂點，巔峰
來自culminate,終結，頂點。
英文詞源
- culmination (n.)
- 1630s, from French culmination, noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin culminare (see culminate). Originally a term in astronomy/astrology; figurative use is from 1650s.
雙語例句
- 1. The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign.
- 這些改革標志著一場長期運動的勝利結束。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. A decision will be taken at the culmination of the initial research.
- 在初始階段研究結束時將作出決議.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.
- 太空競爭以第一次在月球行走而達到頂峰.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. This massive autobiographical work was the logical culmination of her long career.
- 這部自傳體的宏篇巨制是她漫長事業生涯的必然成果.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The show marked the culmination of months of hard work.
- 這場演出標志著幾個月艱辛工作的最終成果.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
