culmination
culmination 英 [ˌkʌlmɪˈneɪʃn] 美 [ˌkʌlməˈneʃən]
n. 顶点；高潮
名词复数:culminations
- The culmination is the end point or final stage of something you've been working toward or something that's been building up. The culmination of your high school career, for example, should be graduation day — and probably not prom night.
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- n. 顶点；高潮
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1. But most people still somehow think we humans are necessarily the culmination of the evolutionary tree.
然而，不知为什么，大多数人仍然以为我们人类必然是进化树的顶点。
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2. This was beyond science. This was personal, the culmination of a lifetime of exploration and adventure and tireless curiosity.
这是超越科学的一幕，它是个人探险生涯和无尽求知欲的辉煌顶点。
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3. What occurred in Copenhagen was the culmination of the frustrations many developing countries have about the total lack of transparency and inclusiveness in the process.
哥本哈根发生的事情，使许多发展中国家在缺乏透明度和包容性的谈判过程受到的挫折达到了顶点。
- culmination (n.) 1630s, from French culmination, noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin culminare "to top, to crown," from Latin culmen (genitive culminis) "top, peak, summit, roof, gable," also used figuratively, contraction of columen "top, summit" (from PIE root *kel- (2) "to be prominent; hill"). Originally a term in astronomy/astrology; figurative use is from 1650s.
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