ac·me /ˈækmi/
  頂點,極點,極度,尖端
  ac·me /ˈækmɪ/ 名詞
  (疾病)極期
  ac·me n.
  1. The top or highest point; the culmination.
     The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.   --Pope.
     The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy.   --I. Taylor.
  2. Med. The crisis or height of a disease.
  3. Mature age; full bloom of life.
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  acme
       n 1: 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" [syn: height, elevation,
             peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top]
       2: the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the
          pyramid" [syn: vertex, peak, apex]