essence

noun

OPAL W

/ˈesns/

Idioms

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[uncountable] the most important quality or feature of something, that makes it what it is
- His paintings capture the essence of France.
- in essence In essence (= when you consider the most important points), your situation isn't so different from mine.
Extra Examples
- His paintings embody the very essence of the immediate post-war years.
- His theory was not new in essence.
- His work misses the essence of what Eastern religion is about.
- The freedom to pick your leaders is the essence of a democracy.
- The girl has her own spiritual essence.
- They distilled the essence of their message into three principles.
- Like so many peasant foods, the essence of pasta is its simplicity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- real
- true
- very
- …
verb + essence
- capture
- distil
- embody
- …
preposition
- in essence
- essence of
phrases
- of the essence
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] a liquid taken from a plant, etc. that contains its smell and taste in a very strong form
- essence of rose
- (British English) coffee/vanilla/almond essence
see also coffee essence, extract
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- almond
- coffee
- vanilla
- …
… of essence
- drop
verb + essence
- add
- use
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin essentia, from esse ‘be’.

Idioms

of the essence

necessary and very important
- In this situation time is of the essence (= we must do things as quickly as possible).

单词	essence
释义	essence noun OPAL W /ˈesns/ /ˈesns/ Idioms jump to other results [uncountable] the most important quality or feature of something, that makes it what it is His paintings capture the essence of France. in essence In essence (= when you consider the most important points), your situation isn't so different from mine. Extra Examples His paintings embody the very essence of the immediate post-war years. His theory was not new in essence. His work misses the essence of what Eastern religion is about. The freedom to pick your leaders is the essence of a democracy. The girl has her own spiritual essence. They distilled the essence of their message into three principles. Like so many peasant foods, the essence of pasta is its simplicity. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective real true very … verb + essence capture distil embody … preposition in essence essence of phrases of the essence See full entry [uncountable, countable] a liquid taken from a plant, etc. that contains its smell and taste in a very strong form essence of rose (British English) coffee/vanilla/almond essence see also coffee essence, extract Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective almond coffee vanilla … … of essence drop verb + essence add use See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin essentia, from esse ‘be’. Idioms of the essence necessary and very important In this situation time is of the essence (= we must do things as quickly as possible).
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