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quintessential

quintessential
[英] [ˌkwɪntəˈsenʃəl] [美] [ˌkwɪntəˈsɛnʃəl] 生词本

adj.

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  • 英英释义

1. ADJ-GRADED 典范的;典型的 Quintessential means representing a perfect or typical example of something. 

  • This was quintessential Midwestern farming country...

    这就是典型的中西部农村。

  • Everybody thinks of him as the quintessential New Yorker.

    大家都视他为典型的纽约人。

quintessentially

  • It is a familiar, and quintessentially British, ritual.

    这是一个常见的典型英式仪式。

2. ADJ 本质的;精髓的 Quintessential means representing the central nature of something. 

  • ...the quintessential charm of his songs.

    他的歌声中最本质的魅力

Adjective

1. representing the perfect example of a class or quality