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pinnacle

英 ['pɪnək(ə)l] 美 ['pɪnəkl]

解释

n. 高峰；小尖塔；尖峰；极点
vt. 造小尖塔；置于尖顶上；置于高处

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中文词源

pinnacle 顶点，顶峰

来自古法语pinacle,顶点，来自拉丁语pinnaculum,山峰，峰顶，来自pinna,箭，尖刺，来自PIE*spei,尖刺，词源同spike,pin.

英文词源

pinnacle: pinnacle: see pin
pinnacle (n.): c. 1300, "mountain, peak, promontory," from Old French pinacle "top, gable" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin pinnaculum "peak, pinnacle, gable," extended form (via diminutive suffix, but not necessarily implying smallness) of Latin pinna "peak, point," (see pin (n.1)). Figurative use is attested from c. 1400.

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例句和用法

1. John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics.: 约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。

2. Even among seasoned mountaineers Pinnacle Ridge is considered quite a tough proposition.: 即使在经验丰富的登山者中，平纳克尔峰也被认为是很难攀登的。

3. A walker fell 80ft from a rocky pinnacle.: 一位徒步者从一块80英尺高的尖锥形岩石上摔了下来。

4. the pinnacle of her career: 她事业的顶峰

5. Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.: 现在他正值一生中的顶峰时期.