apotheosis
noun /əˌpɒθiˈəʊsɪs/
/əˌpɑːθiˈəʊsɪs/
[usually singular] (plural apotheoses
(formal) /əˌpɒθiˈəʊsiːz/
/əˌpɑːθiˈəʊsiːz/
)- the highest or most perfect development of something
鼎盛时期；发展顶峰；完美阶段 - the best time in somebody’s life or career
（人生或事业的）巅峰 - a formal statement that a person has become a god
（指人）擢升为神，尊奉为神，神化 - the apotheosis of a Roman emperor
擢升罗马皇帝为神
- the apotheosis of a Roman emperor
词源late 16th cent.: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek apotheōsis, from apotheoun ‘make a god of’, from apo ‘from’ + theos ‘god’.