apogee

apogee
[ˈapədʒi]
noun
  1. (Astronomy)the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth
    (天文)远地点。 perigee 的反义词
    ■(figurative)the highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination of something
    (喻)(事物发展的)顶峰;高潮;最终结果
    the idea for that poster was the apogee of my career.
    那张海报的构想是我职业生涯的顶峰。
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French apogée or modern Latin apogaeum, from Greek apogaion (diastēma), ('distance) away from earth', from apo 'from' + gaia, 'earth'
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