柯林斯詞典quintessence /kw?n?t?s?ns/ 1. N-UNCOUNT Thequintessenceof something is the most perfect or typical example of it. 典范[正式] [with supp, usu 'the' N 'of' n] He was the quintessence of all that Eva most deeply loathed. 他是個典型的伊娃深深憎惡之人。2. N-UNCOUNT Thequintessenceof something is the aspect of it which seems to represent its central nature. 精髓[正式] [with supp, usu 'the' N 'of' n] ...an old stone cottage, the quintessence of rural England. ...一個古老的石頭小屋，英格蘭鄉(xiāng)村的精髓所在。 返回 quintessence劍橋詞典the most typical example 典型，典范 An American football game is the quintessence of machismo . 美式橄欖球賽是大男子氣概的典型表現(xiàn)。 返回 quintessence