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Apotheosis N ə`Pɔθi'əusis 神化 典范 英 N.神化(The Act

单词 apotheosis
音标 [ə`pɔθi'əusis]
解释 n. 神化; 典范
红宝书 【英】 n.神化(the act of raising a person to the status of a god; deification);典范(a glorified ideal)
【记】 apo+theo(神)+sis→ 离神不远→神化;
【同】 参考:deify(神化)同根词:theology(神 学); atheism(无神论)
字源 apotheosis (n.)
1600s, from Late Latin apotheosis "deification," from Greek apotheosis, from apotheoun "deify, make (someone) a god," from apo- special use of this prefix, meaning, here, "change" + theos "god" (see theo-).
不择手段背单词 n. 神化, 尊为神(使宗教地位升高发展的行为); 典范(尊崇颂扬的典型)
【例】He was the apotheosis of courage 他领导人是勇敢的典范.
【记】1)apo变更, theos神-变更为神-神化2)a一个, pot小瓶子-装着可以满足你三个愿望的神-神话
【参】theology(n 神学); atheism(n 无神论); deify(v 神化)
趣味全助记 【记】apo + theo 神 + sis,渐渐远离,上昇,成仙

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