单词 | quintessence |
释义 | quintessence 1 ENTRIES FOUND: quintessence (noun) quintessence /kwɪnˈtɛsn̩s/ noun quintessence /kwɪnˈtɛsn̩s/ noun Learner's definition of QUINTESSENCE the quintessence formal 1 : the most important part of something精髓;精华 The quintessence of music is the melody.音乐的精髓在于旋律。 2 : the perfect example of something典范;范例 He was the quintessence of calm. [=he was perfectly calm]他极其淡定。 — quintessential /ˌkwɪntəˈsɛnʃəl/ adjective He was the quintessential cowboy. [=he was the perfect example of a cowboy]他是个典型的牛仔。 She's the quintessential New Yorker.她是个典型的纽约人。 — quintessentially adverb The humor in the movie is quintessentially British.这部电影中的幽默是典型的英式幽默。 |
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