"their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
1.顶峰;顶点;最高点
Theapogee of something such as a culture or a business is its highest or its greatest point.
apogee什么意思
e.g. The Alliance for Progress reached itsapogee during the first half of the decade.
这十年中的前五年是进步联盟迈向顶峰的时期。
1. 远地点,最高点,最远点:aperture, single 单孔径 |apogee 远地点,最高点,最远点 | apparatus 仪器;装置
2. 病危期:apodemialgia 离家远游癖 |apogee 病危期 | apolar nerve cell 无极神经细胞
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony remains the apogee of the orchestral art.
出自:P. A. ScholesThis conversation we're having now..seems to me the apogee of bad taste.
出自:E. Bowen