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TOEFL BNC: 11208 COCA: 12765

culmination

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
culmination /ˌkʌlməˈneɪʃən/ noun
culmination
/ˌkʌlməˈneɪʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of CULMINATION
[noncount]
: the end or final result of something终点；结果
TOEFL BNC: 11208 COCA: 12765

culmination

noun

cul·​mi·​na·​tion ˌkəl-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce culmination (audio)
1
: the action of culminating
2
: culminating position : climax
the culmination of a brilliant career
the culmination of years of research

Synonyms

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summit, peak, pinnacle, climax, apex, acme, culmination mean the highest point attained or attainable.

summit implies the topmost level attainable.

at the summit of the Victorian social scene

peak suggests the highest among other high points.

an artist working at the peak of her powers

pinnacle suggests a dizzying and often insecure height.

the pinnacle of worldly success

climax implies the highest point in an ascending series.

the war was the climax to a series of hostile actions

apex implies the point where all ascending lines converge.

the apex of Dutch culture

acme implies a level of quality representing the perfection of a thing.

a statue that was once deemed the acme of beauty

culmination suggests the outcome of a growth or development representing an attained objective.

the culmination of years of effort

Example Sentences

This study is the culmination of years of research. an acting performance that was seen as the culmination of a brilliant career on the stage
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Word History

Etymology

see culminate

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of culmination was in 1633
TOEFL BNC: 11208 COCA: 12765
culmination

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CULMINATION | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤logical, natural (especially NAmE) 必然的／自然的結果◇This massive work was the logical culmination of her long career.這部鴻篇巨著是她漫長職業生涯的必然成果。VERB + CULMINATION➤mark, represent標誌最高成果；代表頂峰◇The show marked the culmination of months of hard work.這場演出標誌着幾個月艱辛工作的最終成果。➤reach到達頂點◇The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空競爭以人類實現第一次在月球上行走而達到頂峰。➤see見證完成◇2008 saw the culmination of the project.這項工程於 2008 年竣工。PREPOSITION➤at the culmination of在⋯完成時◇A decision will be taken at the culmination of the initial research.在初始階段研究結束時將作出決議。

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