apogee
/ˈæpəʊdʒiː/noun
1- Astronomy the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth【天文】远地点。PERIGEE的反义词。
1.1
- figurative the highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination of something〈喻〉(事物发展的)顶峰; 高潮; 最终结果:
the idea for that poster was the apogee of my career.
那张海报的构想是我职业生涯的顶峰。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French apogée or modern Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion (diastēma), '(distance) away from earth', from apo 'from' + gaia, gē 'earth'.