Word · Frequency #34245

quintessences

/kwɪnˈtesəns/

noun

典范；典型；化身

quintessences is the plural of quintessence.

The most perfect or typical example of something; the embodiment of a quality.

1.
A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
某类事物中最完美的典范；某事物的最完美体现；典型、原型。
2.
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
第五种也是最高的元素,继空气、土、火和水之后；被认为是构成所有天体的物质
3.
A pure substance.
纯物质。
4.
the purest and most concentrated essence of something
某物最纯净和最浓缩的精华
5.
The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
事物最纯粹、最浓缩的本质。
6.
the most typical example or representative of a type
某类型最典型的例子或代表
7.
The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
继土、气、火、水之后的第五种炼金术元素或本质,充满地球以外宇宙的物质。
8.
A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
一种假想的暗能量形式,用以解释加速膨胀的宇宙的观测结果。

精髓；精华；纯质；第五元素；以太；精质；某类事物中最完美的典范；某事物的最完美体现；典型、原型。；第五种也是最高的元素,继空气、土、火和水之后；被认为是构成所有天体的物质

In use

Her simple black dress was the quintessence of classic elegance.

她简约的黑色连衣裙是经典优雅的典范。

This poem captures the quintessence of romantic love.

这首诗捕捉了浪漫爱情的精华。

For many, Mount Fuji is the quintessence of Japan's natural beauty.

对许多人来说，富士山是日本自然美景的精髓。

用作名词短语，表示某事物的最典型代表或精华。

This painting is the quintessence of Renaissance art.

这幅画是文艺复兴艺术的精髓。

She is the quintessence of grace and elegance.

她是优雅与高贵的典范。

This is the quintessence example of Baroque music.

essence: 本质；精华 · essence 指事物的本质或核心，而 quintessence 强调最纯粹、最典型的精华或典范
quintessential: 典型的；精髓的 · quintessential 为形容词，意为'典型的'或'精髓的'，而 quintessence 是名词，表示'精华'或'典范'

常与of连用，表示'…的精华'。

Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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