詞語:quintessence
quintessence是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
quintessence
[kwin5tesns]
n.
精萃, 精華, 典範
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
quintessence
quin.tes.sence
AHD:[kw1n-tμs「…ns]
D.J.[kwin6tes*ns]
K.K.[kw!n6tWs*ns]
n.(名詞)
(1)The pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing.
精華,精髓:事物純正的、高度濃縮的精粹
(2)The purest or most typical instance:
典型:最純正或最典型的例子:
the quintessence of evil.
罪惡的化身
(3)In ancient and medieval philosophy, the fifth and highest essence after the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water, thought to be the substance of the heavenly bodies and latent in all things.
第五種要素:在古代和中世紀的哲學中,除了土、空氣、火和水四大基本元素以外的第五種也是最高的精髓,被認為是天體的組成物質並潛伏在於所有事物之中
語源
(1)Middle English
中古英語
(2)from Old French quinte essence [fifth essence]
源自 古法語 quinte essence [第五種要素]
(3)from Medieval Latin quoa
源自 中世紀拉丁語 quoa
(4)Latin quoa [feminine of] quontus [fifth] * see penk we
拉丁語 quoa [] quontus的陰性詞 [第五] *參見 penk we
(5)Latin essentia [essence] translation of Greek pempt?a * see essence
拉丁語 essentia [本質] [x] 希臘語 pempt?譯 *參見 essence
現代英漢詞典
quintessence
[kwIn5tesEns]
n.
(常與of連用)精華, 精髓;本質
習慣用語
the quintessence of
…的精髓,…的本質;某事物最完美的榜樣,典範
基本詞義
quintessence
[kwIn5tesEns]
n.
精髓,本質
現代英漢綜合大辭典
quintessence
[kwin5tesns]
n.
(1)(古代哲學所說的)第五種基本物質(指空氣、水、火、土之外)
(2)精華; 精髓
(3)典型, 典範
(4)(物質的)本體, 實體, 本質, 實質
繼承用法
-sential
adj.
(1)精華的
(2)完美的, 典型的 -sentially
詞性變化
quintessence
[kwin5tesns]
adv.
美國傳統詞典
quintessence
quin.tes.sence
AHD:[kw1n-tμs「…ns]
D.J.[kwin6tes*ns]
K.K.[kw!n6tWs*ns]
n.
(1)The pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing.
(2)The purest or most typical instance:
the quintessence of evil.
(3)In ancient and medieval philosophy, the fifth and highest essence after the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water, thought to be the substance of the heavenly bodies and latent in all things.
語源
(1)Middle English
(2)from Old French quinte essence [fifth essence]
(3)from Medieval Latin quoa
(4)Latin quoa [feminine of] quontus [fifth] * see penk we
(5)Latin essentia [essence] translation of Greek pempt?a * see essence
英漢航海大詞典
quintessence
n.精華,典型
英漢化學大詞典
quintessence
n.精髓,實體
英漢經貿大詞典
quintessence
n.精華,典型,實體
英漢計算機大詞典
quintessence
n.精髓(實體)
英漢建築大詞典
quintessence
n.精華,典範,實體
英漢能源大詞典
quintessence
n.精髓,實體
英漢醫學大詞典
quintessence
n.精華,濃浸膏
英漢中醫大詞典
quintessence
n.精華,濃浸膏