apotheosis
英 [ə,pɒθɪ'əʊsɪs]
美[ə,pɑθɪ'osɪs]
- n. 神化；崇拜，颂扬；尊奉为神
词态变化
复数: apotheoses;
中文词源
apotheosis 封神
前缀apo-, 从，从...离开，此处用于加强语气，指变成。词根theo, 神，见theology, 神学。即从人变神。或者可能来自于一种宗教概念，本自来于神，化身为人，又重归神位。参照基督教耶稣，印度教avatar, 中国济公。
英文词源
- apotheosis
- apotheosis: see theology
- apotheosis (n.)
- 1600s, from Late Latin apotheosis "deification," from Greek apotheosis, from apotheoun "deify, make (someone) a god," from apo- special use of this prefix, meaning, here, "change" + theos "god" (see theo-).
双语例句
- 1. the apotheosis of a Roman Emperor
- 册封罗马皇帝为神
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Their leader was the apotheosis of courage.
- 他们的领导人是勇敢的典范.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The legend of king arthur represent the apotheosis of chivalry.
- 亚瑟王的传说代表骑士精神的顶峰。
来自辞典例句
- 4. The Oriental in Bangkok is the apotheosis of the grand hotel.
- 曼谷的东方饭店是豪华饭店的典范。
来自辞典例句
- 5. The legend of King Arthur represents the apotheosis of chivalry.
- 亚瑟王的传说代表骑士精神的顶峰.
来自辞典例句