| 单词 | quintessence |
| 释义 | quintessence noun[U] formaluk/kwɪnˈtes.əns/us/kwɪnˈtes.əns/the mosttypicalexample: 典型，典范An Americanfootballgameisthequintessenceofmachismo.美式橄榄球赛是大男子气概的典型表现。 Samples and examples
Examplesofquintessencequintessence Meaning is not extracted from the complex flow of visual and aural information as if it were aquintessencerefined by the production's alchemy. From theCambridge English Corpus Although the shaping technique constitutes thequintessenceof the manufacturing process, it does not determine the choice of the corresponding verb. From theCambridge English Corpus His idealized performance is thequintessenceof a new subjectivity. From theCambridge English Corpus They became thequintessenceof barbarism. From theCambridge English Corpus However, it is argued that dark energy, described in the recent forms of 'quintessence' cosmological models may show the current conclusions from observations to be too presumptive. From theCambridge English Corpus It has been variously claimed in the history of western philosophy that spontaneity is in some sense thequintessenceof the imagination5 or the most intense activation of the imagination. From theCambridge English Corpus They are thequintessenceof the wisdom of two or three hundred generations of thinkers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The difficulty is that to speak with a vulgar accent is still supposed in this country to be thequintessenceof humour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Combat in the air is thequintessenceof all physical struggle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are thequintessenceof negotiation and compromise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The local government review is perhaps thequintessenceof that situation, but unfortunately it is no joke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To navigate the sea successfully is thequintessenceof parliamentary art. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is thequintessenceof the dynamic equilibrium between the various forms of life and the various ecosystems. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They are still there, still standing to tell of what was the absolute evil, indeed thequintessenceof evil. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is thequintessenceof stupidity to say that, because it is not a question of coal and electricity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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