epitome
英 [?'p?t?m?; e-]
美 [?'p?t?mi]
助記提示
1、epi- "into" + tom- "cut" + -e.
2、字面含義：cut into (pieces). => cut short. => abridge. => an abstract, brief statement of the chief points of some writing, person or thing that typifies something.
中文詞源
epitome 典范epi-, 在上，在中。-tome, 砍，切，詞源同tome, anatomy. 即切下來作為典范的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. T-shirts, the epitome of American casualness, have moved upscale.
- 象征美國休閑風格的T恤，已經向高端消費市場邁進。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He is the epitome of a modern young man.
- 他是現代青年男子的典范。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. She's the epitome of kindness.
- 她是仁慈的化身.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Man is the world's epitome.
- 人是世界的縮影.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. He is the epitome of goodness.
- 他是善良的典范.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》