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quintessence

英 [kwɪn'tes(ə)ns]美[kwɪn'tɛsns]
  • n. 精华;典范;第五元素(被视为地、水、火、风以外之构成宇宙的元素)

英英释意


1. the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
2. the purest and most concentrated essence of something
3. the most typical example or representative of a type
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