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Culmination 13164.Culmination 英 Kʌlmɪ'Neɪʃ(ə)N]美 Kʌlmə'Neʃən 释义 N 顶点;高潮

正面 13164.culmination
英 [kʌlmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]美 ['kʌlmə'neʃən]

背面
释义:
n. 顶点;高潮
例句:
1. The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign.这些改革标志着一场长期运动的胜利结束。

culmination :本来指顶部,源自建筑学,和column(圆柱)想关:顶部和(下面的)柱子。
culmination 顶点,巅峰来自culminate,终结,顶点。
culmination (n.)1630s, from French culmination, noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin culminare (see culminate). Originally a term in astronomy/astrology; figurative use is from 1650s."

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