プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ぜっちょう【絶頂】
&fRoman1;〔頂上〕the top; the summit
我々はその山の絶頂を極めた
We reached the summit [top] of the mountain.
&fRoman2;〔物事の最高の時〕the peak; the height
彼の才能は今や絶頂に達した
He is now at the peak [height] of his ability.
彼らは幸福の絶頂にあった
They were supremely happy.／They were 「in (the) seventh heaven [《口》 over the moon].
彼女は喜びの絶頂にあった
She was in ecstasy.