| 单词 | paradigmatic |
| 释义 | paradigmatic (once / 181836 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj The adjective paradigmatic is a fancy word for describing something that is an ideal or standard. Monet's paintings are paradigmatic of impressionism — they are a typical example of that style of art. Use paradigmatic when you're talking about things that are archetypal or representative of some category and you want to sound impressive. You'll come across it if you study the subject of linguistics, where "paradigmatic analysis" is one way of analyzing a text, by examining patterns within it. The Greek word for "pattern," paradeigma, is the root of paradigmatic. WORD FAMILYparadigm: paradigmatic, paradigms USAGE EXAMPLESWe are lacking the collective ability to make such paradigmatic shifts, even when the outcome is predicted and measurably beneficial to the planet. New York Times(Sep 20, 2016) But the event will be remembered only as the time he promised to support a paradigmatic racist for president. US News(Jun 10, 2016) The Rolling Stones endure—in memory and, to a lesser extent, onstage—as the paradigmatic rock-and-roll band. The New Yorker(May 09, 2016) 1 adj of or relating to a typical example 2paradigmatic learning adj of or relating to a grammatical paradigm 3paradigmatic inflection adj related as members of a substitution class paradigmatic word associations Ant syntagmatic related as members of a syntagma |
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