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apices

UK //ˈeɪpɪsiːz//US //ˈeɪpəˌsiːz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'apex',意为 '顶点' 或 '尖端',复数形式为 'apices'。

noun

❶ apices 是 apex 的复数形式,指某物的尖端、顶点或最高点,常用于描述山峰、建筑物顶部或生物学中的结构顶端。

“The apices of the mountains were covered with snow.”

(山峰的顶端被雪覆盖着。)

“The apices of the church spires reached towards the sky.”

(教堂尖顶的顶端直指天空。)

同义词:peaks, summits, tops, tips, vertices

常见短语

reach the apices — 指达到某事物的最高点或顶点,常用于描述成就或物理高度。

“After years of hard work, she reached the apices of her career.”

(经过多年的努力,她达到了事业的巅峰。)