| 词汇 | epitome |
| 释义 | epitome noun uk /ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/ us /ɪˈpɪt̬.ə.mi/ the epitome of something the typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing: 典型；典范 Even now in her sixties, she is the epitome of French elegance.即使现在已经年届花甲，她仍堪称法国人优雅风度的典范。 Samples and examples advertisement aliquot archetype benchmark benchmarking cross-section flavour for instanceidiom forerunner illustration incarnation instance prototype qua quintessence role model sample showpiece specimen taste epitome | American Dictionaryepitome noun[ U ] us/ɪˈpɪt̬·ə·mi/ the typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing: He was the epitome of the fashionable gentleman. epitomizeverb[ T ]us/ɪˈpɪt̬·əˌmɑɪz/ His recordings came to epitomize American popular singing at its finest. Examples of epitomeepitome Such a survey constitutes an epitome, we are informed, before the magnum opus. The reconstruction of old age as a time of agelessness is the epitome of such denial. The entire clause is a logistical cryptogram and represents the epitome of logistical horror inflicted by the multiple standards of the presidency system. It was not the same mind that, as the epitome of human consciousness and identity, had been an object of scientific intrigue since antiquity. My poem is a sort of abstract, an epitome, a compendium of the lecture itself. Take disputes on precedence as an epitome of the academic regime in which the persona is individuated by juristic notions. Even the civil service, for long regarded as the epitome of life-long employment, has witnessed these changes. This, scientific writers insisted, was the epitome of the inductive method of study in the natural sciences. She represented the epitome of cultivated elegance and cut a fine figure in her tailored habit and silk top hat. The epitome of glamour and decadence before the 1949 revolution, the city was punished for its capitalist excesses afterwards. Such drama has been consigned to the realm of theatrical artefacts, held up as epitomes of 'culture', or suitable subjects for academic study. Banding of the pulmonary trunk must be the epitome of cardiac surgery being an art not a science! Commentators generally agree that it is an epitome of an earlier work, although its exact nature is unknown. 29. This epitome of personal choice may not always be implemented. As the "fogwhistle," they are instead the epitome of firmly founded and benevolent information; their only liability is their susceptibility to misconstruction by the untrained interpreter. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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