pinnacle

英 ['p?n?k(?)l] 美['p?n?kl]

英英釋義實用場景例句

IELTSGRE低頻詞擴展詞匯

復數(shù):?pinnacles;

pinnacle 頂點，頂峰

來自古法語pinacle,頂點，來自拉丁語pinnaculum,山峰，峰頂，來自pinna,箭，尖刺，來自PIE*spei,尖刺，詞源同spike,pin.

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.

1. John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics.: 約翰·梅杰已攀上了英國政界的頂峰。

2. Even among seasoned mountaineers Pinnacle Ridge is considered quite a tough proposition.: 即使在經(jīng)驗豐富的登山者中，平納克爾峰也被認為是很難攀登的。

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