单词	apotheosis
释义	apotheosisa‧poth‧e‧o‧sis /əˌpɒθiˈəʊsɪs $ əˌpɑːθiˈoʊsɪs, ˌæpəˈθiːəsɪs/ noun [singular] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINapotheosis Origin: 1500-1600 Late Latin, Greek, from apotheoun ‘to make into a god’, from apo- ( ➔ APOCALYPSE) + theos ‘god’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS His story is the apotheosis of the Victorian servant. Successive Democratic presidents built on that idea until it reached its apotheosis under Carter and finally lost public support. The bust, bosom or cleavage was for the Fifties the apotheosis of erogenous zones. The human capital concept is not new, even though it reached its apotheosis in the 1960s. There was the Worm, apotheosis of the suburban man for whom Gubbins wrote. Wild Rice and Onion Bread is the apotheosis of the onion bagel. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► reach · The human capital concept is not new, even though it reached its apotheosis in the 1960s.· Successive Democratic presidents built on that idea until it reached its apotheosis under Carter and finally lost public support.· As Alexis Zorba, the passionate, free-spirited Cretan peasant, he reached his apotheosis.· The cult of precision reaches its apotheosis in the presidential code name: Zero One. 1the best and most perfect example of somethingapotheosis of the apotheosis of romantic art2the best or highest point in someone’s life or job SYN  apexapotheosis of the apotheosis of his career
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