中英互译
epitome
英 /ɪˈpɪtəmi/美 /ɪˈpɪtəmi/
基本释义
- n.典型,缩影;摘要,概要
复数epitomes
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词语例句
典型,缩影n. (sing.)
Maureen was the epitome of sophistication.
莫琳曾是老于世故的典型。
摘要,概要cn.
The creed is an epitome that guides a proper reading of Scripture.
信条是指引正确解读圣经的一个概要。
- Man is the world's epitome.人是世界的缩影。来自《新英汉大辞典》
- Refrigerator are the epitome of clunky technology: solid, reliable and just a little bit dull.冰箱是笨重技术的缩影:坚固、可靠,只是有点呆板。
- Refrigerators are the epitome of clunky technology: solid, reliable and just a little bit dull.冰箱是笨重技术的缩影:坚固、可靠,只是有点呆板。
相关短语
- the epitome of sth.是……的典型
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- Iuris epitome权利概述
- Epitome musical音乐摘要
- epitome e摘要;象征
- Dynasty Epitome皇朝缩影
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词义分布
缩影
93.4%
象征
6.6%
英英释义
- n.a standard or typical example
- n.a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
词源
- epitome典范epi-, 在上,在中。-tome, 砍,切,词源同tome, anatomy. 即切下来作为典范的。
- epitomeFrom Middle French, from Latin epitome, epitoma, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτομή (epitomḗ, “an abridgment, also a surface-incision”), from ἐπιτέμνω (epitémnō, “I cut upon the surface, cut short, abridge”), from ἐπί (epí) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).