apotheosis
n. 尊崇为神, 神化, 美化
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释义与例句
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The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
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Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
美化
可数 不可数The turn of the century saw the apotheosis of digital technology.
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A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
典范
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The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
巅峰
可数 不可数The apotheosis of her career was her appointment as chairman.
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Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
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The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.
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词汇关系
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词源
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Ancient Greek ἀποθεόω (apotheóō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis)bor. Latin apotheōsisbor. English apotheosis Borrowed from Latin apotheōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποθέωσις (apothéōsis), from verb ἀποθεόω (apotheóō, “deify”) (factitive verb formed from θεός (theós, “God”) with intensive prefix ἀπο- (apo-)) + -σις (-sis, “forms noun of action”). By surface analysis, apo- + theo- + -sis.
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