英语词汇“quintessential”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

quin•tes•sen•tial adj. [before a noun]

being or representing the most perfect type or example of something:It was quintessential politics-as-usual.

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quintessential /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/ adj

most typically representative of a quality, state, etc; perfect

ˌquintesˈsentially adv

quin•tes•sence n. [countable* usually singular;
usually: the + ~]

the most perfect type or example of something:the quintessence of honesty.

quin•tes•sence n.

the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
the most perfect embodiment of something.
Philosophy(in ancient and medieval philosophy) the fifth essence or element, ether, supposed to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies, the others being air, fire, earth, and water.

Medieval Latin quīnta essentia fifth essence
1400–50; Middle English

quin•tes•sen•tial adj. quin′tes•sen′tial•ly, adv.

单词	quintessential
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 quin•tes•sen•tial /ˌkwɪntəˈsɛnʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun] being or representing the most perfect type or example of something:It was quintessential politics-as-usual. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quintessential /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/ adj most typically representative of a quality, state, etc; perfect ˌquintesˈsentially adv WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 quin•tes•sence /kwɪnˈtɛsəns/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular; usually: the + ~] the most perfect type or example of something:the quintessence of honesty. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 quin•tes•sence (kwin tes′əns),USA pronunciation n. the pure and concentrated essence of a substance. the most perfect embodiment of something. Philosophy(in ancient and medieval philosophy) the fifth essence or element, ether, supposed to be the constituent matter of the heavenly bodies, the others being air, fire, earth, and water. Medieval Latin quīnta essentia fifth essence 1400–50; Middle English quin•tes•sen•tial (kwin′tə sen′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. quin′tes•sen′tial•ly, adv.
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