epitome
pronunciation
UK [ɪˈpɪtəmi]
US [ɪˈpɪtəmi]
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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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