apotheosis
apotheosis 英 [əˌpɒθiˈəʊsɪs] 美 [əˌpɑθiˈoʊsɪs]
n. 神化；崇拜，颂扬；尊奉为神
名词复数:apotheoses
- If your teacher says the term paper you handed in last week is a work of genius that sets a new gold standard for the school, he's telling you your work is the apotheosis of term papers. The epitome. Perfection.
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- n. 神化；崇拜，颂扬；尊奉为神
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1. Mr. Dang and his wife, Zhang Fengxia, 52, are the apotheosis of Chinese thrift.
砀先生和他52岁的妻子张凤霞，是中国式节俭的典范。
- apotheosis (n.) "deification," 1600s, from Late Latin apotheosis "deification," especially of an emperor or royal person, from Greek apotheosis, from apotheoun "deify, make (someone) a god," from apo, meaning, here, "change" (see apo-) + theos "god" (from PIE root *dhes-, forming words for religious concepts).
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