consummation
英[k?ns?'me??(?)n;-sj?-]
美[,kɑns?'me??n]
- n. 圓滿成功；完成；成就；達到極點
英文詞源
- consummation (n.)
- late 14c., "completion," from Latin consummationem (nominative consummatio), from consummat-, past participle stem of consummare "to sum up, finish," from com- "together" (see com-) + summa "sum, total," from summus "highest" (see sum (n.)). Sense of "completion of a marriage (by sexual intercourse)" is c. 1530.
雙語例句
- 1. The paintings are the consummation of his life's work.
- 這些畫是他畢生努力的完美結晶。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. This terrace was the final consummation of the house's plan.
- 這個平臺是這所房子設計中最完美的杰作.
來自辭典例句
- 3. The bold and brilliant dream still awaits its consummation.
- 這個勇敢明智的理想仍有待實現.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Death is the consummation of life.
- 死是生命的終結.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The bold and brilliant dream which excited the founder of this nation still awaits its consummation.
- 開國先賢所追求的勇敢明智的理想仍有待完成.
來自辭典例句