Pinnacle



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 尖塔; 山峰, 顶峰
• ［英］ n. 尖塔 ( spire) ; 山峰, 顶峰 ( a lofty peak; summit)
• ［记］ 来自pin ( 针) + ( n) acle -> 像针一样尖的东西 -> 山峰_
• ［例］ Receiving the prestigious award became the pinnacle of the actor's career.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English pinacle, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin pinnaculum small wing, gable, from Latin pinna wing, battlement
• Date: 14th century
• 1. an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
• 2. a structure or formation suggesting a ~; specifically a lofty peak
• 3. the highest point of development or achievement ; acme
• Synonyms: see summit

II. transitive verb (-cled; pinnacling)

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to surmount with a ~
• 2. to raise or rear on a ~

---