| 单词 | quintessence |
| 释义 | quintessence n. 1. the most essential part of any substance; a refined extract. 2. (usu. foll. by of) the purest and most perfect, or most typical, form, manifestation, or embodiment of some quality or class. 3. (in Ancient Philosophy) a fifth substance (beside the four elements) forming heavenly bodies and pervading all things. Derivatives quintessential adj. quintessentially adv. Etymology: ME (in sense 3) f. F f. med.L quinta essentia fifth ESSENCE |
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