pinnacle

pinnacle
せんとう 尖塔
* * *
/pínəkl/ 〖名〗〖C〗
1 〔建〕(教会などの)小尖塔(せんとう).
2 尖峰.
3 ((正式))[通例the ~]〔権力・名声などの〕(不安定な)頂点, 絶頂〔of

the ~ of success 成功の絶頂.

〖動〗|他|
1 …に小尖塔を付ける.
2 …を高い所[頂上]に置く.

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