apotheosis

英 [ə,pɒθɪ'əʊsɪs] 美 [ə,pɑθɪ'osɪs]
  • n. 神化;崇拜,颂扬;尊奉为神

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

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2. Their leader was the apotheosis of courage.
他们的领导人是勇敢的典范.

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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。

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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。

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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.

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