epitome

pronunciation

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  • n.
    缩影
    典型的人或事物
    (书、演讲等的)摘要

Word Origin

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。

Example

1. Apple is now the epitome of mainstream .
苹果现在是主流的缩影。
2. Some might see mr michnik now as the epitome of the warsaw liberal establishment .
有些人可能会把现在的米奇尼克看作是建立华沙自由的象征。
3. Stanley fischer , the head of the bank of israel , is the epitome of orthodox central banking .
以色列中央银行行长斯丹利费舍尔就是传统银行业的典型代表。
4. During the second world war austen was considered the epitome of englishness , part of the restful home front that needed protecting .
二战期间,奥斯汀被认为是英国人作风的缩影,是战争期间可供休憩的精神家园的一部分,需要好好保护。
5. They are the epitome of in-one-ear-and-out-the-other , which was my mother 's trope for a failure to connect .
它们就是一个耳朵进,一个耳朵出的缩影,我妈妈总是用这句比喻来形容连接失败。

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