名詞 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
   同義詞：acme, height, elevation, peak, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
3. a lofty peak

動(dòng)詞 pinnacle:

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

1. He has reached the pinnacle of his career.
   他已經(jīng)登上事業(yè)的頂峰。
2. I can see the small pinnacle from here.
   我能從這兒看到那個(gè)小尖塔。

pin.na.cle

n.（名詞）
Architecture A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.
【建筑學(xué)】 小尖塔，尖頂：房頂或供壁的小塔或尖塔
A tall, pointed formation, such as a mountain peak.
高峰，山峰：高而尖的結(jié)構(gòu)，如山的頂峰
The highest point; the culmination.See Synonyms at summit
最高點(diǎn)；極點(diǎn)參見(jiàn) summit
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
pin.na.cled,pin.na.cling,pin.na.cles
To furnish with a pinnacle.
用小尖塔裝飾
To place on or as if on a pinnacle.
建…的小尖塔，為…加尖塔

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from Late Latin pinn3culum
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) pinn3culum
diminutive of Latin pinna [feather] * see pet-
拉丁語(yǔ) pinna的小后綴 [羽毛] *參見(jiàn) pet-