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

ex•am•ple n. [countable]

one of a number of things, or a part of something, that represents the whole thing or whole group:This painting is an example of his early work.
a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided: to set a good example.
for example, (used to mean that what follows is an instance or several instances of what has been spoken or written about);
for instance:The train I take is always late. For example, this morning it was a half an hour late.

See -am-.

for example

There are several uses for computers.

One, for example, is as a word processor.

There are several uses for computers.

For example, they are used as word processors, teaching tools, and reference sources.

ex•am•ple n., v., -pled, -pling.
n.

one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole:This painting is an example of his early work.
a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided:to set a good example.
an instance serving for illustration;
specimen:The case histories gave carefully detailed examples of this disease.
Mathematicsan instance illustrating a rule or method, as a mathematical problem proposed for solution.
an instance, esp. of punishment, serving as a warning to others:Public executions were meant to be examples to the populace.
a precedent;
parallel case:an action without example.

v.t.

[Rare.]to give or be an example of;
exemplify (used in the passive).

Latin, as above
Latin exemplum, akin to eximere to take out (ex- ex-¹ + emere to buy, origin, originally take); replacing Middle English exemple
Middle French example
Middle English exa(u)mple 1350–1400

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Example, sample, specimen refer to an individual phenomenon taken as representative of a type, or to a part representative of the whole. Example is used of an object, condition, etc., that is assumed to illustrate a certain principle or standard:a good example of baroque architecture.Sample refers to a small portion of a substance or to a single representative of a group or type that is intended to show what the rest of the substance or the group is like:a sample of yarn.Specimen usually suggests that the "sample'' chosen is intended to serve a scientific or technical purpose:a blood specimen; zoological specimens.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ideal.
3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See case ¹.

example /ɪɡˈzɑːmp^əl/ n

a specimen or instance that is typical of the group or set of which it forms part; sample
a person, action, thing, etc, that is worthy of imitation; pattern: you must set an example to the younger children
a precedent, illustration of a principle, or model: an example in a maths book
a punishment or the recipient of a punishment serving or intended to serve as a warning: the headmaster made an example of him
for example ⇒ as an illustration; for instance

(tr; now usually passive) to present an example of; exemplify

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Latin exemplum pattern, from eximere to take out, from ex-¹ + emere to purchase

单词	example
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ex•am•ple /ɪgˈzæmpəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable] one of a number of things, or a part of something, that represents the whole thing or whole group:This painting is an example of his early work. a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided: to set a good example. for example, (used to mean that what follows is an instance or several instances of what has been spoken or written about); for instance:The train I take is always late. For example, this morning it was a half an hour late. See -am-. The expression for example stays the same if there is one example that follows, or if there are two or more examples:There are several uses for computers.One, for example, is as a word processor.(or)There are several uses for computers.For example, they are used as word processors, teaching tools, and reference sources. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ex•am•ple (ig zam′pəl, -zäm′-),USA pronunciation n., v., -pled, -pling. n. one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole:This painting is an example of his early work. a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided:to set a good example. an instance serving for illustration; specimen:The case histories gave carefully detailed examples of this disease. Mathematicsan instance illustrating a rule or method, as a mathematical problem proposed for solution. an instance, esp. of punishment, serving as a warning to others:Public executions were meant to be examples to the populace. a precedent; parallel case:an action without example. v.t. [Rare.]to give or be an example of; exemplify (used in the passive). Latin, as above Latin exemplum, akin to eximere to take out (ex- ex-¹ + emere to buy, origin, originally take); replacing Middle English exemple Middle French example Middle English exa(u)mple 1350–1400 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Example, sample, specimen refer to an individual phenomenon taken as representative of a type, or to a part representative of the whole. Example is used of an object, condition, etc., that is assumed to illustrate a certain principle or standard:a good example of baroque architecture.Sample refers to a small portion of a substance or to a single representative of a group or type that is intended to show what the rest of the substance or the group is like:a sample of yarn.Specimen usually suggests that the "sample'' chosen is intended to serve a scientific or technical purpose:a blood specimen; zoological specimens. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See ideal. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See case ¹. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: example /ɪɡˈzɑːmp^əl/ n a specimen or instance that is typical of the group or set of which it forms part; sample a person, action, thing, etc, that is worthy of imitation; pattern: you must set an example to the younger children a precedent, illustration of a principle, or model: an example in a maths book a punishment or the recipient of a punishment serving or intended to serve as a warning: the headmaster made an example of him for example ⇒ as an illustration; for instance vb (tr; now usually passive) to present an example of; exemplify Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Latin exemplum pattern, from eximere to take out, from ex-¹ + emere to purchase
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