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Acme is a rather old, rather grand word for the highest point of something — the moment or the level when it is as good, as strong, or as successful as it will ever be. You might say a singer is at the acme of her career. It is not street English; you will meet it in books more than in chat.
Acmeacme is a rather old, rather grand word for the highest point of something是個有點老派、聽起來很了不起的字，指某樣東西的最高點 — the moment or the level when it is as good, as strong, or as successful as it will ever be也就是它有史以來最好、最強，或最成功的那個時刻或程度。You might say a singer is at the acme of her career你可以說一位歌手正處於她演藝生涯的acme（顛峰）。It is not street English它不是街頭口語; you will meet it in books more than in chat你在書裡遇到它的機會，比在閒聊裡多得多。
Though actually, a lot of English speakers know the word first as a fake company name. In old American cartoons, especially Looney Tunes, Acme is the company that sells the coyote his wild machines.
Though actually不過事實上, a lot of English speakers know the word first as a fake company name很多英文母語者，最先認識這個字是因為一個虛構的公司名。In old American cartoons, especially Looney Tunes在早期美國卡通，尤其是樂一通（Looney Tunes）裡, Acme is the company that sells the coyote his wild machinesAcme就是那間賣給那隻土狼各種瘋狂機器的公司。
Real American companies also used Acme a hundred years ago, partly because it means “the best,” and partly because A sits early in the alphabet, so the name came near the top of phone books. Some people will tell you Acme stands for “A Company Making Everything.” That is a joke that got repeated until it sounded true. It does not.
Real American companies also used Acme a hundred years ago一百年前，真實的美國公司也會用Acme這個名字, partly because it means 'the best'部分是因為它意思是「最好」, and partly because A sits early in the alphabet部分是因為A在字母表裡排得很前面, so the name came near the top of phone books這樣公司名字在電話簿裡就會排在很前面。Some people will tell you Acme stands for 'A Company Making Everything.'有些人會跟你說Acme是「A Company Making Everything」的縮寫 That is a joke that got repeated until it sounded true但那其實是個被講到聽起來像真的的玩笑話。It does not其實並不是。
組成Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ), “point; high point.” As a company name it is simply this word used to mean “the best.” The screw-thread sense comes from a real 1894 maker, the Acme Screw Machine Company of Hartford, Connecticut.
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Acmename/ˈækmi/
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fictionliteraturemediaA generic or monopoly company.
- Henry knew better than to alienate one of the Acme secretaries.
- [ Netanyahu ] showed everybody how close Iran was to getting nuclear weapons by having this spherical cartoon bomb with a wick coming up like Acme style. I was watching this thing thinking, are we worried about Ahmadinejad or are we worried about Inspector Clouseau?
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A village in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
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Acmenoun/ˈækmi/
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A 29° trapezoidal threading used for various fittings and adapters.
acmenoun/ˈæk.mi/
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A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- The Latin tong, euen whan it was, as the Grecians say, in ακμη, that is, at the hiest pitch of all perfitenesse.
- Eum.: Our Loves what are they But howerly Sacrifices, only wanting The prease and tumult of Solemnity? If then i'th' heat and Achme of Devotion We drink a new fiame in, can it be ought But to increase the Worship?
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A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
- The few words of advice she gave him as to escaping political embarrassments, struck him as the acme of wisdom, and as indicating an interest in his well-being of the kindest description;...
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rareFull bloom or reproductive maturity.
- He must be one that can instruct your youth, And keep your acme in the state of truth
- The very acme and pitch of life for epic poesy.
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Sexual orgasm.
- [He] then holds back his own climax for another ten or fifteen minutes of active copulation until his mate signals him that she is about to reach her acme; then they both ecstatically erupt together.
- She has enough of the narcissist in her to love exhibiting herself and to have the exhibition itself arouse her and bring her to her acme (that's very literary, even a little affected, but it's a word that pleases me).
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medicinesciencesSynonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。