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