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apex

UK //ˈeɪ.peks//US //ˈeɪ.peks//

词源

源自拉丁语 'apex',意为“顶点”或“尖端”,最初用于描述物体的最高点,后来引申为抽象概念的最高状态。

noun

❶ 顶点或最高点,指物体或概念的最高处或最顶端部分,常用于描述山峰、事业成就或发展的顶峰状态。

“The climbers finally reached the apex of the mountain.”

(登山者最终到达了山的顶峰。)

“His career reached its apex when he won the Nobel Prize.”

(当他获得诺贝尔奖时,他的职业生涯达到了顶峰。)

同义词:peak, summit, zenith, pinnacle, top

常见短语

at the apex — 处于最高点或最顶端的位置,常用于描述人或事物在某一领域的最高成就或地位。

“She was at the apex of her artistic career when she created her masterpiece.”

(当她创作出她的杰作时,她正处于艺术生涯的巅峰。)