quintessence

1. N-UNCOUNT Thequintessenceof something is the most perfect or typical example of it. 典範(fàn)[正式] [with supp, usu 'the' N 'of' n]

He was the quintessence of all that Eva most deeply loathed. 他是個(gè)典型的伊娃深深憎惡之人。

2. N-UNCOUNT Thequintessenceof something is the aspect of it which seems to represent its central nature. 精髓[正式] [with supp, usu 'the' N 'of' n]

...an old stone cottage, the quintessence of rural England. ...一個(gè)古老的石頭小屋，英格蘭鄕村的精髓所在。