apogee

名词 apogee:

1. a final climactic stage
   同义词：culmination
2. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

ap.o.gee

n.（名词）

The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite most distant from the center of the earth.
远地点：月球或人造卫星轨道上离地球中心最远的点
The point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited.
最远点：轨道上距被绕行天体最远的一点
The farthest or highest point; the apex:
最远点，最高点；顶峰：
例句：
.The golden age of American sail, which began with the fast clipper ships in 848, reached its apogee in the Gold Rush years.(Los Angeles Times)
.美国航海的黄金时代，开始于848年的快速帆船航行，在淘金热的年代里达到了顶峰.(洛杉矶时报)

来源：
French apogée
法语 apogée
from New Latin apogaeum
源自 现代拉丁语 apogaeum
from Greek apogaion [from neuter of] apogaios [far from the earth]
源自 希腊语 apogaion [] 源自apogaios的中性词 [远离地球]
apo- [apo-]
apo- [前缀，表示.离开.，.远离.]
gaia [earth]
gaia [地球]

【引伸】
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