Epitome
[ ɪ'pɪtəmi ]
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n. 缩影;典型的人或事物;（书、演讲等的）摘要;
💡 词根助记
epi在…上，在…周围，在…后面+tome切割→一卷书后的→梗概
📝 例句
Man is the world's epitome.
人是世界的缩影。
To make an epitome of; sum up.
缩写写一个梗概；总结归纳
He is the epitome of diligence.
他是勤勉的典型。
Dick Diver is the epitome of this world.
迪克·戴弗是这个世界的写照。
The center is an epitome of Beijing's environment treatment.
这是北京市治理环境的一个缩影。
🌱 联想助记
【记】epi-谐音“挨批”,to-对,me-我:挨批对我来说是童年的梗概
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-cid-表示“切开”或“落下”
常见变体有-cis-、-cas-
📖 牛津释义
epitome
n
1 thing that shows on a small scale all the characteristics of sth much larger 梗概; 缩影
The divisions we see in this school are the epitome of those occurring throughout the whole country. 我们在这所学校中看到的各个部门是全国各校的缩影.
2 person or thing that is a perfect example of a quality, type, etc 典型的人或事物
the absolute epitome of a school teacher 中小学教师的典范
She's the epitome of kindness. 她是仁慈的化身.
3 (dated 旧) short summary of a book, speech, etc （书、 演讲等的）摘要.
🔁 扩展释义
*[i'pitәmi]n. 概要, 缩影, 象征
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My mom is available to baby-sit this weekend.
我妈妈在这个周末可以照顾小宝宝。
Deliberate before you begin, then execute with vigour.
著手前要深思熟虑，执行要果断有力。
The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening.
事实上搜寻工作很困难，因为常常是早晨在甲地发现那只美洲狮，晚上却在20英里外的乙地发现它的踪迹。