tột điểm
Definition
- Noun:
- The highest point; the peak; the zenith: The most extreme or supreme degree of something, representing its maximum intensity, level, or culmination.
- The apex; the summit: The topmost point or stage of a process, feeling, or state.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sự đau khổ của anh ấy đã đến tột điểm. (His suffering had reached its peak.)
- Căng thẳng trong phòng họp lên đến tột điểm. (The tension in the meeting room rose to its zenith.)
- Đây là tột điểm của sự nghiệp cô ấy. (This is the apex of her career.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe the climax or pinnacle of abstract concepts such as emotions, conflicts, or development.
- Niềm vui tột điểm. (Utmost joy.)
- Sự phát triển đạt đến tột điểm. (The development has reached its culmination.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đỉnh điểm (n): peak, climax. A near-synonym often used interchangeably.
- Mùa du lịch đang ở đỉnh điểm. (The tourist season is at its peak.)
Synonyms
- Peak: The highest point or maximum level.
- Zenith: The time at which something is most powerful or successful.
- Culmination: The highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.
- Apex: The top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point.
- Climax: The most intense, exciting, or important point of something.
Related Idioms
- Lên đến tột điểm: To reach the peak/boiling point.
- Cuộc tranh cãi lên đến tột điểm. (The argument reached its boiling point.)