pinnacle

名词 pinnacle:

1. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   同义词：acme, height, elevation, peak, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
3. a lofty peak

动词 pinnacle:

1. surmount with a pinnacle
2. raise on or as if on a pinnacle

1. He has reached the pinnacle of his career.
   他已经登上事业的顶峰。
2. I can see the small pinnacle from here.
   我能从这儿看到那个小尖塔。

pin.na.cle

n.（名词）
Architecture A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.
【建筑学】 小尖塔，尖顶：房顶或供壁的小塔或尖塔
A tall, pointed formation, such as a mountain peak.
高峰，山峰：高而尖的结构，如山的顶峰
The highest point; the culmination.See Synonyms at summit
最高点；极点参见 summit
v.tr.（及物动词）
pin.na.cled,pin.na.cling,pin.na.cles
To furnish with a pinnacle.
用小尖塔装饰
To place on or as if on a pinnacle.
建…的小尖塔，为…加尖塔

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin pinn3culum
源自 后期拉丁语 pinn3culum
diminutive of Latin pinna [feather] * see pet-
拉丁语 pinna的小后缀 [羽毛] *参见 pet-