epitome

英 [ɪ'pɪtəmi] 美 [ɪ'pɪtəmi]

• n. 缩影；化身；摘要（古）

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 缩影，集中体现，象征
2. 梗概，概括， 概要，摘要
3. 节录
4. 典型， 典型的人或事物，典范
5. 口气
6. 化身

英英释义

Noun:

1. a standard or typical example;

   "he is the prototype of good breeding"
   "he provided America with an image of the good father"
   

2. a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The divisions we see in this school are the epitome of those occurring throughout the whole country.
   我们在这所学校中看到的各个部门是全国各校的缩影。
2. The Bund is a symbol of Shanghai and an epitome of Shanghai's modern history.
   外滩是上海的象征，亦是上海近代史的缩影。
3. My cat is the epitome of laziness.
   我的猫是懒惰的化身。
4. He is the epitome of diligence.
   他是勤勉的典型。

经典引文

• To number his virtues is to give an epitome of his life.

  出自： L. Hutchinson

• Apply..with an epitome of past commercial and engineering experience.

  出自：Daily Telegraph

近反义词

【近义词】

• sketch 速写
• abbreviation 缩写
• condensation 浓缩
• compression 压缩
• summary 摘要
• essence 精髓
• personification 拟人
• embodiment 化身
• quintessence 精华
• height 高度
• archetype 原型
• paradigm 范例
• prototype 原型
• image 印象