apotheosis
UK [əˌpɒθ.i'əʊ.sɪs] US [-ˌpɑ:.θi'oʊ-] (plural apotheoses) formal
noun countable usually singular
■the best or most extreme example of something 典范；最完美的榜样；极致•Most people agree that her acting career achieved its apotheosis in this film.多数人认为她的演艺事业透过这部电影达到了巅峰。 •Bad taste in clothes reached its apotheosis in the 1970s.20世纪70年代，人们对于衣着的恶俗品味已经无以复加。 the apotheosis of sb
■the act of making someone into a god 尊奉（某人）为神`（圣）；神化（某人）•One of the large paintings showed the Apotheosis of the Emperor Trajan.其中一幅大型图画描绘的是册封罗马皇帝图拉真为神的场景。 |