pinnacle

• n. 高峰；小尖塔；尖峰；极点
• vt. 造小尖塔；置于尖顶上；置于高处

来自古法语pinacle,顶点，来自拉丁语pinnaculum,山峰，峰顶，来自pinna,箭，尖刺，来自PIE*spei,尖刺，词源同spike,pin.

pinnacle

pinnacle: see pin

pinnacle (n.)

c. 1300, "mountain, peak, promontory," from Old French pinacle "top, gable" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin pinnaculum "peak, pinnacle, gable," extended form (via diminutive suffix, but not necessarily implying smallness) of Latin pinna "peak, point," (see pin (n.1)). Figurative use is attested from c. 1400.

1. John Major has reached the pinnacle of British politics.

约翰·梅杰已攀上了英国政界的顶峰。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Even among seasoned mountaineers Pinnacle Ridge is considered quite a tough proposition.

即使在经验丰富的登山者中，平纳克尔峰也被认为是很难攀登的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. A walker fell 80ft from a rocky pinnacle.

一位徒步者从一块80英尺高的尖锥形岩石上摔了下来。

来自柯林斯例句

4. the pinnacle of her career

她事业的顶峰

来自《权威词典》

5. Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.

现在他正值一生中的顶峰时期.

来自《简明英汉词典》