epitome

英 [ɪˈpɪtəmi]

美 [ɪˈpɪtəmi]

n.  典型; 典范

复数：epitomes　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14423 / COCA.15775

牛津词典

noun

• 典型；典范
  a perfect example of sth
  1. He is the epitome of a modern young man.
     他是现代青年男子的典范。
  2. clothes that are the epitome of good taste
     典型的高品味服装

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 典型;缩影
  If you say that a person or thing isthe epitome ofsomething, you are emphasizing that they are the best possible example of a particular type of person or thing.
  1. Maureen was the epitome of sophistication...
     莫琳是个典型的老油条。
  2. The Dorchester Hotel is the epitome of luxury in the heart of London.
     多切斯特酒店是伦敦市中心豪华奢侈的缩影。

英英释义

noun

• a standard or typical example
  1. he is the prototype of good breeding
  2. he provided America with an image of the good father
  Synonym:prototypeparadigmimage
• a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

双语例句

• As'twere all life's epitome.
  仿佛那是一生的缩影。
• Man is the world's epitome.
  人是世界的缩影。
• In this land of opportunity, it's the epitome of surviving.
  在这个充满机会的土地上，这种形式其实是生存方式的缩影。
• The miserable condition of the shipwreck is the epitome of the high price of the Nazi war.
  它沉没的惨象是战争恐怖与后果的缩影，也是纳粹发动战争让德国人民付出的代价的象征。
• This was the epitome of the "open source" leadership model in action.
  这件事情是“开源”领导模式发挥作用的一个缩影。
• The center is an epitome of beijing's environment treatment.
  这是北京市治理环境的一个缩影。
• My cat is the epitome of laziness.
  我的猫是懒惰的化身。
• We framed a painting by Sibley for them called the epitome ofdiabolism.
  我们给画加了筐，叫魔法缩影。
• Therefore, what we said, the changes in addressing in actually the epitome of the changes in society.
  所以我们说，称谓的便化实际上是中国社会变化的一个缩影。
• It is an epitome of all recent excellent features of Physics textbooks published at home and abroad.
  同时吸取了近年来国内外出版的物理教材的优点。