elevation
英 [,el?'ve??(?)n]
美[,?l?'ve??n]
英英釋意
- 1. the event of something being raised upward;
- "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"
- "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
- 2. the highest level or degree attainable;
- "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
- "the artist's gifts are at their acme"
- "at the height of her career"
- "the peak of perfection"
- "summer was at its peak"
- "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"
- "the summit of his ambition"
- "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"
- "at the top of his profession"
- 3. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- 4. a raised or elevated geological formation
- 5. distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level);
- "there was snow at the higher elevations"
- 6. (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump;
- "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
- 7. drawing of an exterior of a structure
- 8. the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something;
- "the aggrandizement of the king"
- "his elevation to cardinal"