释义 |
pinnacle/ˈpinək(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 the culmination or climax (of endeavour, success, etc.) (事业、成功等的)顶峰,顶点 2 a natural peak 山峰,高峰 3 a small ornamental turret usu. ending in a pyramid or cone, crowning a buttress, roof, etc. (扶垛、屋顶上的装饰性的)小尖塔,尖顶 ●v. tr. 1 set on or as if on a pinnacle 把…(似)置于尖顶上 2 form the pinnacle of 建成…的小尖塔 3 provide with pinnacles 用小尖塔(或尖顶)装备… [Middle English pinacle via Old French pin(n)acle from Late Latin pinnaculum, from pinna ‘wing, point’ (as PIN, -CULE)] |