quintessence

英 [kwɪnˈtesns]

美 [kwɪnˈtesns]

n.  典范; 范例; 精髓; 精华

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牛津词典

noun

• 典范；范例
  the perfect example of sth
  1. It was the quintessence of an English manor house.
     那是典型的英式庄园宅第。
• 精髓；精华
  the most important features of sth
  1. a painting that captures the quintessence of Viennese elegance
     一幅荟萃维也纳典雅之最的绘画

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 典范;典型
  The quintessence ofsomething is the most perfect or typical example of it.
  1. He was the quintessence of all that Eva most deeply loathed.
     他是伊娃最深恶痛绝的那种人中的典型。
• N-UNCOUNT 精髓;精华;本质
  The quintessence ofsomething is the aspect of it which seems to represent its central nature.
  1. ...an old stone cottage, the quintessence of rural England.
     一座堪称英格兰乡村风格之典范的石砌农舍

英英释义

noun

• the most typical example or representative of a type
• the purest and most concentrated essence of something
• the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water
  Synonym:ether

双语例句

• This paragraph is the quintessence of the article.
  这一段是文章的精髓。
• For all his youthful energy and magnetism, he represented the quintessence of America.
  由于年轻、充满活力和魅力，他成了美国精髓的化身。
• Therefore, the research on idioms as a type of linguistic quintessence contributes to enhancing understanding of national culture.
  探讨这类语言精华可提升对该民族文化的认知。
• Are the quintessence of fuzhou's history and culture.
  就是福州历史文化的精华所在。
• His color paintings are unconstrained, modern and possess quintessence of the culture of the Chinese nation.
  他的色彩画自由而现代，却仍然不失中国气派，具有民族文化的真髓。
• The quintessence or soul of the said legal culture coming from the Confucianism is the "golden mean".
  作为这种法文化传统之内在精神，亦即其灵魂，是儒家思想之精髓的“中道”理念。
• Shot in Shanghai itself, the movie misses its quintessence.
  虽然在上海拍摄，该片遗漏了精萃。
• John is the quintessence of good manners.
  约翰是礼貌的典范。
• In this thousand-square-meter space the quintessence of the Russian contemporary art is thoroughly revealed.
  在这千余平米的空间里，俄罗斯当代艺术的精髓将一览无遗。
• The fine tradition of the moral education of the Confucian School is the quintessence of the Chinese moral culture.
  孔子创立的先秦儒学在长期的社会实践中，形成极为丰富的道德教育思想，构成了中国传统文化的重要组成部分。