CEFR C2
apotheosis
Translation
頂点 / 究極の体現 / 最高の典型
Meaning
Apotheosis means the highest point or most perfect example of something. It is a grand formal word, often used in criticism to call a work the ultimate expression of a style or idea.
Examples
- その交響曲は彼の作風の頂点と見なされている。
The symphony is regarded as the apotheosis of his style. - 批評家たちは、その建物を現代主義の究極の体現と呼んだ。
Critics called the building the apotheosis of modernism.