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

• The Great Gatesby is commonly deemed as the epitome of Jazz Age of the last century in America.
  《了不起的盖茨比》被普遍认为是美国上世纪爵士年代的缩影。
• The night market is a epitome of local people's life style.
  夜市是开封人生活的一个缩影。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is the epitome of a top modern footballer.
  他是现代顶极足球队员的典型实例。
• 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。
• 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。
• This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.
  这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。