epitome

英 [ɪˈpɪtəmi]

美 [ɪˈpɪtəmi]

n.  典型; 典范

复数：epitomes　

GRETEM8

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

• My cat is the epitome of laziness.
  我的猫是懒惰的化身。
• It quickly became the epitome of enterprise computing, continuously evolving to maintain that position.
  它迅速成为了企业计算的主流，并不断发展，始终保持着这个地位。
• With two-stroke and four-stroke engines, the bike is an epitome of power on road.
  由于二冲程和四冲程发动机，自行车是一种权力的道路的一个缩影。
• We framed a painting by Sibley for them called the epitome ofdiabolism.
  我们给画加了筐，叫魔法缩影。
• Maureen was the epitome of sophistication
  莫琳是个典型的老油条。
• 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。
• The center is an epitome of beijing's environment treatment.
  这是北京市治理环境的一个缩影。
• This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.
  这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。
• Such a claim is the epitome of nonsense and the final heresy from the perspective of Tathagatagarbha Buddhism.
  这样一个声明就是无聊的缩影和从佛教的观点来看这就是完全的邪说。
• The traditional Chinese vernacular architecture is an epitome of Chinese traditional culture.
  中国传统民居建筑可谓中国传统文化的缩影。