a·poth·e·o·sis
noun/əˌpɒθiˈəʊsɪs/
/əˌpɑːθiˈəʊsɪs/
[usually singular] (plural apotheoses
(formal)/əˌpɒθiˈəʊsiːz/
/əˌpɑːθiˈəʊsiːz/
)- the highest or most perfect development of something
鼎盛时期;发展顶峰;完美阶段 - the best time in somebody’s life or career
(人生或事业的)巅峰 - a formal statement that a person has become a god
(指人)擢升为神,尊奉为神,神化 - the apotheosis of a Roman emperor
擢升罗马皇帝为神
- the apotheosis of a Roman emperor
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun ‘make a god of’, from apo ‘from’ + theos ‘god’.