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单词 essence
释义
essence
noun
uk
/ˈes.əns/us
/ˈes.əns/

essencenoun(IMPORTANCE)

C2[SorU]
thebasicor mostimportantideaorqualityof something:
本质；实质；要素
The essence of hisargumentwas thateducationshouldcontinuethroughoutlife.他的观点的要旨是教育应该持续终生。
Yetchangeis the very essence oflife.然而变迁恰恰是人生的本质。
in essenceC2formal
relatingto the mostimportantcharacteristicsorideasof something:
本质上；实质上
In essence, bothsidesagreeon theissue.从本质上说，双方在这个问题上的意见是一致的。
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be of the essenceformal
to be the mostimportantthing:
极其重要；必不可少
In any of thesediscussions, ofcourse,honestyis of the essence.当然，在探讨任何问题时都必须坦诚。
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  • The essence ofpunkmusicwas arevoltagainst both thesoundand thesystemofpopularmusic.
  • Thepaintingscapturethe essence ofworkinglifeat theturnof the lastcentury.
  • Hecapturesthe essence ofFrenchcountrylifewithcolourfulandprettydesigns.
  • Thebuildersarepaidby thehoursospeedis of the essence.
  • Themedievalfairfeaturingschoolchildrenfrom around theregionattemptedtorecapturethe essence ofmedievallife.
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Conditions and characteristics
  • -ance
  • -ancy
  • -ibility
  • ability
  • age
  • ambience
  • appearance
  • character
  • have it inyouidiom
  • hood
  • humanity
  • in
  • presentation
  • respect
  • shape
  • trait
  • trappings
  • unaffiliated
  • undercurrent
  • vibe
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essencenoun(SMELL/TASTE)

[CorU]
astrongliquid, usually from aplantorflower, that is used toaddaflavourorsmellto something:
（通常取自植物或花的）香精，香料，精油
vanillaessence香草香精
essenceofviolets紫罗兰香精
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Toiletry & perfumes
  • aftershave
  • agarbatti
  • air freshener
  • bath bomb
  • bath salts
  • bathroom tissue
  • binturong
  • breath freshener
  • emery board
  • facecloth
  • musk
  • pomander
  • powder puff
  • sanitary
  • shave
  • shower gel
  • soapy
  • SPF
  • towelette
  • unguent
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(Definition ofessencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

essence| American Dictionary

essence
noun
us
/ˈes·əns/

essencenoun(IMPORTANCE)

[U]
thebasicmeaningorimportanceof something:
The essence ofpunkwas arevoltagainst both thesoundand thesystemofpopularmusic.
in essence
In essencemeansthat whatfollowsis abriefstatementof thebasicmeaningof something:
In essence, she’s saying that she mayquitherjob.

essencenoun(SMELL/TASTE)

[C]
achemicalsubstanceobtainedfromplantsthat has astrongsmellortasteand can be used toflavorfoodsorprovideapleasantsmell, such as inperfumes
(Definition ofessencefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofessence

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If psychological essentialism is bad metaphysics, why should people act as if things had essences?
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The problem is solved naturally, without appealing to the existence of sensory-modality-specific essences or mechanisms.
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Clicks do not express meanings or essences but only intensity and connections.
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First, uncreated essences might exist as "beings of reason" - that is, in the divine intellect.
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Typical of late modernist thought, structural discourses in mathematics, literature, and the social sciences were on the lookout for hidden essences.
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In this interpretation, the roles and essences of wild and domestic animals, women and men, food and death, are more complex, interpenetrating and mutable.
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He rejects this account on two grounds: it cannot explain how we handle new properties, and it does not fit with our intuitions about essences.
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Coates is careful to avoid overgeneralization in framing her analysis; she notes that the gender binary she describes emerges from gender ideologies rather than essences.
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A metaphysically perfect system is one that actualizes the greatest number of possibilities of the greatest number of essences or forms.
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The cardinality would be !0 if personal types of essences vary atomistically, while the cardinality would be at least !1 if personal essences vary continuously.
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Why essences are essential in the psychology of concepts.
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The tectonic view of architecture promises to tie the development of theory back to the essences of construction and experience.
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Systems of categorisation rarely reflect internal essences, but more commonly reflect systems of belief.
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Not everyone, of course, is comfortable with references to essences, essential natures or, for that matter, analyses in terms of possible worlds.
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The world enters language in a dialectal relation between activities, between human actions; it comes out of myth as a harmonious display of essences.
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