| 单词 | epitome |
| 释义 | e·pit·o·me /ɪˈpɪtəmi/ noun the epitome of something TYPICALthe best possible example of something 某事物的典型[典范] She looked the epitome of elegance. 她看上去像是优雅的典范。 He was the very epitome of evil. 他是邪恶的典型。Examples from the Corpusepitome• The suburbans were seen as the epitome of clerkly conformism, complacency, and conservatism.• Seen by romantic eyes it is the epitome of the nobility of nature, but what is the truth of the situation?• Vladek, like Rupert, is the epitome of pluck: jaunty, stouthearted and as resourceful as he is intrepid.• From his dark expertly cut hair to his hand-made shoes he was the epitome of the new young man.• He was the epitome of the dashing, flamboyant, slightly scruffy Bomber Pilot.• The epitome of this process was William's great taxation record, the Domesday Book of 1086.Origin epitome (1500-1600) Latin Greek, from epitemnein “to cut short”, from epi- (EPICENTER) + temnein “to cut”e·pit·o·me nounChineseSyllable possible of Corpus best the something example |
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