quintessence
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GRE基础词汇
BNC词频: #34,245
当代词频: #29,868

中文释义

n. 精萃, 精华, 典范

[医] 浓浸膏, 精华

英文释义

n. the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

n. the purest and most concentrated essence of something

n. the most typical example or representative of a type