英语单词

epitome是什么意思

epitome

英 [ɪ'pɪtəmɪ; e-] 美 [ɪ'pɪtəmi]
  • n. 缩影;摘要;象征

助记提示


1、epi- "into" + tom- "cut" + -e.
2、字面含义:cut into (pieces). => cut short. => abridge. => an abstract, brief statement of the chief points of some writing, person or thing that typifies something.

中文词源


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。

英文词源


epitome (n.)
1520s, "an abstract; brief statement of the chief points of some writing," from Middle French épitomé (16c.), from Latin epitome "an abridgment," from Greek epitome "an abridgment, a cutting on the surface; brief summary," from epitemnein "cut short, abridge," from epi "into" (see epi-) + temnein "to cut" (see tome). Sense of "person or thing that typifies something" is first recorded c. 1600. Related: Epitomical.

双语例句


1. T-shirts, the epitome of American casualness, have moved upscale.
象征美国休闲风格的T恤,已经向高端消费市场迈进。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He is the epitome of a modern young man.
他是现代青年男子的典范。

来自《权威词典》

3. She's the epitome of kindness.
她是仁慈的化身.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Man is the world's epitome.
人是世界的缩影.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. He is the epitome of goodness.
他是善良的典范.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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