c. 1400, "highest point, peak," from Middle French somete, from Old French somete "summit, top," diminutive of som, sum "highest part, top of a hill," from Latin summum, neuter of noun use of summus "highest," related to super "over" (see sum (n.)). The meaning "meeting of heads of state" (1950) is from Winston Churchill's metaphor of "a parley at the summit."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Never before has a summit had such a crowded agenda.
以前從來(lái)沒(méi)有一次峰會(huì)的日程排得這么滿。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision.
快到山頂時(shí)，我們有幸看到了難得一見(jiàn)的景象。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Military bandsmen played music from each country represented at the summit.
軍樂(lè)隊(duì)演奏了峰會(huì)中各與會(huì)國(guó)的音樂(lè)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The summit was crowned by the signing of the historic START treaty.