| 单词 | acme |
| 释义 | acme (once / 6424 pages) n When something is at the very peak of perfection, reach for this noun from Greek: acme. A brilliant violinist might reach the acme of her career, but eventually she might become unstrung. This noun referring to the highest point of something might sound comical because it has shown up so often in cartoons as the name of a company, such as the one that makes Wile E. Coyote's contraptions in the old Warner Brothers cartoons. But the word is actually a serious-minded import from Greek. Near synonyms for high points include zenith, summit, pinnacle, apex, and peak, but acme has a special nuance for an ultimate point of perfection. WORD FAMILYacme: acmes USAGE EXAMPLESThe new boss’s mandate eight years ago was to banish BAE’s old, buccaneering ways and make it the acme of squeaky-clean corporate governance. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) And then there is Germany, a country often epitomised as the acme of trouble-free planning and efficiency. BBC(Oct 24, 2016) A common subject line might read "Introduction to Acme Services." US News(Oct 24, 2016) 1n the highest point (of something) Syn|Hypo|Hyper apex, peak, vertex crown the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head roof peakthe highest point of a roof extreme, extreme point, extremum the point located farthest from the middle of something 2n the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty the artist's gifts are at their acme Syn|Hyper elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top degree, level, point, stage a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process |
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