APEX(英語單詞)

APEX是源於拉丁語“apex”（尖端）的英語單詞，作為名詞指物體尖端、幾何頂點或抽象意義上的巔峰狀態，作為動詞表示達到頂峰的行為。其套用涵蓋幾何學、天文學（如太陽向點）、生物學（如頂級掠食者）、醫學（如牙根尖）等領域，複數形式存在“apexes”與“apices”兩種變體。

該詞在專業領域中衍生出固定搭配：19世紀天文學引入“solar apex”描述太陽運動頂點，20世紀擴展至生物學“Apex Predator”等術語。賽車運動將其賦予“近賽道邊緣轉彎”的技術含義，醫學領域則用於器官尖端定位。語言演變中保留了拉丁語複數形態“apices”，同時形成規則化複數“apexes”，體現語言混合特徵。現代套用進一步延伸至計算機安全、古生物學等跨學科場景，如APEX AMI醫學試驗與Android許可權模型擴展均採用該術語。

基本介紹

• 外文名：APEX
• 詞性：名詞、動詞
• 發音：[ˈeɪpeks]

單詞釋義

英 [ˈeɪpeks] 美 [ˈeɪpeks]

n. 頂點，最高點；（幾何）頂點；（植）芽苗的頂端；最高職位，最高地位；巔峰，全盛時期；（賽車）拐彎時離賽道邊緣最近的點

v. 達到頂峰（或高潮）；（賽車）近邊緣拐彎

[ 複數 apexes或apices ]

短語搭配

leaf apex 葉端

root apex 根錐頂；根頭；牙根尖

shoot apex 枝條尖；苗端

solar apex [天] 太陽向點 ; 太陽奔赴點 ; 太陽系頂點

Apex Predator 頂級掠食者 ; 掠食者裝束

Root apex 根錐頂 ; [機] 根錐頂點 ; 牙根尖 ; 根端

Apex White 紅豆白麻

Apex Launcher 尖端啟動器 ; 尖端桌面 ; 試試 ; 桌面啟動器

cardiac apex [解剖] 心尖

Face apex 頂錐頂

apex angle [科技] 頂角 ; 尖角 ; 位置角 ; 全面鑽進金剛石鑽頭唇部錐度內角

Pitch apex 節錐頂

雙語例句

• To maintain a balance, big "apex" fish may be as important as the small one. 為維持平衡，生態系統“頂點”的大魚可能和小魚一樣重要。
• They rigged up a tent-shaped scaffold directly above the tip of the horizontal column, with pulleys suspended from the scaffold's apex. 他們在水平立柱的頂端正上方安裝了一個帳篷狀的腳手架，在腳手架的頂端懸掛滑輪。
• Those hanging from every wall, or upon stands in the ground, are the works of those who came before them and reached the apex of their profession. 那些掛在每面牆上，或立在地面上的，是那些在她之前來，達到了藝術頂峰的前輩們的作品。
• It's quite spectacular because here in the 1890s we have reached the apex of the Western classical orchestra, this big, beautiful, powerful instrument. 它非常壯觀，因為在十九世紀九十年代，我們達到了西方古典管弦樂隊的頂峰，這是一個巨大，美麗，有力的樂器。
• At 37, she'd reached the apex of her career. 她在37歲時達到了事業的巔峰。
• The hangar is 103 feet high at the apex of its roof. 飛機庫頂最高點高103英尺。
• Scientists hope they can turn things around for this important apex predator, meaning one that is on top of the food chain. 科學家們希望他們為這種重要的頂級捕食者——處於食物鏈頂端的捕食者扭轉局面。
• Part of a 65 metre long valley gutter relined with the Apex GRP In-Situ System. 65米長的斜溝槽的一部分與ApexGRP原位系統連線。
• Obviously, the apex is the end goal. 很明顯，它的頂點就是我們的最終目標。
• It should follow the example of the new Apex Theater in the mall outside of town. 它應該借鑑城外商業街上新的Apex劇院的例子。
• Another is that, to maintain a balance, big "apex" fish may be as important as small. 另一個教訓是，為維持平衡，生態系統“頂點”的大魚可能象小魚一樣重要。
• To reach the apex of one's potential, one has to accomplish smaller goals and build skyward. 為了能夠達到自己潛能的頂點，我們必須先去實現更小的目標並且搭建通往最終目標的天梯。
• Not so, according to women I have interviewed who have reached the apex of their professions. 從我採訪的那些已經達到事業頂點的女性來看並非如此。
• The APEX data shows that material in the jet is traveling at about half the speed of light. APEX數據顯示噴流中的物質正以一半光速的速度前進。
• The newspaper said he believed he was the victim of a plot to ruin him at the apex of his popularity. 貝魯斯科尼在報導中稱他成為了一個受害者，有些人正試圖在他的事業頂峰時期毀掉他。
• Standing outside the hotel, craning my head skywards to its apex, I began to feel faintly nauseous. 我站在酒店門外抬頭仰望樓頂，馬上開始有些許想要嘔吐的感覺。
• One common way to evaporate wealth is divorce, and Jackson had two, both after the apex of his career. 讓財富蒸發的一個常見方式是離婚——傑克遜離了兩次婚，而且都是在他職業生涯的鼎盛時期過後。
• Many crop circles, including this one in May 2009, have appeared near Silbury Hill, Wiltshire Photo: apex. 2009年5月，在威爾特郡錫爾伯里山附近出現包括這幅圖在內的許多麥田怪圈。
• On a piece of paper write down a goal that may take years to achieve with room for outlining from this apex. 在一張紙上寫下一個需要幾年才能完成的目標，不過給自己留些適當的餘地。
• This is, after all, what is happening in other places, though usually the changes start at the apex of the food web. 畢竟，這種情況在某些地方正在發生，儘管這種變化通常開始於食物鏈的頂端。
• These goals should branch from the apex with difficult, but attainable accomplishments that may take months to a year. 這些初級目標必須是困難，但是可以實現的成果，也許需要幾個月甚至一年去完成。
• Contributing to the beautiful composition, meteor streak and church apex both gesture toward the North Celestial Pole. 流星尾跡和教堂塔尖都指向北極星，真是美不勝收。
• The traditional leader at the apex then is given the critical responsibility of encouraging new leaders at every level. 處於高層的傳統領導人則承擔著鼓勵各層次新晉領導人的重要職責。
• When the Apex opened last year, it featured a video arcade, plush carpeting and seats, and a state-of-the-art sound system. Apex去年開業的時候，它擁有視聽走廊，豪華地毯和座椅，以及最先進的音響系統。
• A visit to Paris should include a day-trip to Versailles where French royalty brought the classical French style to its apex. 到巴黎的觀光者大都會選出一天去凡爾賽，因為那裡呈現了皇室所造就的法國古典文明的頂峰。
• Mandates that Apex code hosted on its cloud platform includes "asserts" in order to ensure that code is behaving as required. 要求駐留在其雲平台上的Apex代碼包含“保證”，以確保代碼按預期運行。
• In theory, this is the moment when Putin should finally step down after a quarter of century at the apex of Russian power. 理論上，現在是普金離開他占據了四分之一個世紀的俄羅斯權力核心的時候了。
• Thus, if the Rialto intends to hold on to its share of a decreasing pool of moviegoers, it must offer the same features as Apex. 因此，如果Rialto想在電影觀眾減少的情況下保持市場份額，它必須提供和Apex相同的設施和服務。