pinnacle
معنی فارسی
برج کوچک مخروطي يا هرمي در سقف عمارت ، کنگره ،
نوک ، قله ، منتها
معنی کامل و مثالها
/pin´ǝ kǝl/n., vt.
● (معماری گوتیک) برجستگی کوچک یا برجک روی پشتبند یا شمع (برای زیبایی و افزودن به وزن ساخته میشد)، قبهی پشتبند
● قبهدار کردن، برجک دار کردن
● (کوه) قلهی نوک تیز، کوهسر، چکاد
● اوج، ذروه
men who have reached the pinnacle of fame
مردانی که به اوج شهرت رسیدهاند
● به اوج رساندن یا رسیدن، به حد اعلای چیزی رسیدن
he did not desire to be pinnacled, but rather preferred to lead an ordinary life
میل نداشت که او را به عرش برسانند بلکه بیشتر میخواست دارای یک زندگی عادی باشد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Old French word 'pinacle' meaning small turret or ornamental spire, from the Latin word 'pinnaculum' meaning little feather or peak.
مثال
- Winning the award was the pinnacle of her career.
- Reaching the summit of the mountain was the pinnacle of their expedition.
- The company's success reached its pinnacle in the 1990s.
ترکیبهای رایج
Reach the pinnacle of one's career Climb to the pinnacle of the mountain Success reaching its pinnacle
تعریف انگلیسی
- (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development “his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty” “the artist's gifts are at their acme” “at the height of her career” “the peak of perfection” “summer was at its peak” “...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame” “the summit of his ambition” “so many highest superlatives achieved by man” “at the top of his profession”
- a lofty peak
- surmount with a pinnacle “pinnacle a pediment” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s something”
- raise on or as if on a pinnacle “He did not want to be pinnacled” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
مترادفها
noun
1. Turret, minaret.
2. Top, summit, apex, acme, zenith, highest point, culminating point, utmost height, peak.