archetype
noun[C]
uk/ˈɑː.kɪ.taɪp/us/ˈɑːr.kə.taɪp/atypicalexampleof something, or theoriginalmodelof something from whichothersarecopied:
原型;典型TheUnitedStatesisthearchetypeofafederalsociety.美国是典型的联邦制社会。
Samples and examples
- a case in pointphrase
- advertisement
- aliquot
- benchmark
- benchmarking
- classic
- core
- cross-section
- flavour
- for instanceidiom
- forerunner
- illustration
- instance
- quintessence
- role model
- sample
- showpiece
- sort
- swatch
- taste