英语释义

1. perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing
Jerry's your quintessential streetwise New Yorker …
— Kai Wright This is the quintessential Los Angeles restaurant, casual but never frumpy, lively but not overheated …
— Harvey Steiman Marx was the quintessential intellectual, remarkably detached from the real world.
— John Steele Gordon being a quintessence
His very faults were middling … It was not in his nature to be superlative in anything; unless, indeed, he was superlatively middling, the quintessential extract of mediocrity.
— George Eliot

2. a quintessential element something that is a typical part or pure example —usually plural
The quintessentials—ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and mustard—that characterize classic American barbecue sauce can be found in this dish.
— Betty RosbottomThe quintessentials of a culture become all the more noticeable and absorbing if they are perceived as in danger of disappearing or as an obstacle to progress that must disappear.
— Steve J. Stern

片语

Quintessentially Escape与精英会休閑

Quintessentially Wine以及精粹葡萄酒

Quintessentially logo精华地

characteristicallyad 典型地；表示特性地

Quintessentially Foundation基金会

Quintessentially Art精英会艺术

英汉例句

• Fine wine is as quintessentially French as a baguette and soft cheese, and the three have made many a meal.

  就像法式面包和软奶酪一样，美酒同样也是法国的精髓，这「三件套」往往就是一顿饭。

• Orderly queuing -- as seen during the recent Northern Rock banking crisis -- is seen as a quintessentially British convention.

  有序排队是英国典型的社会礼仪，即便在不久前诺森罗克银行发生挤兑危机期间，人们仍坚持自觉排队。

• The most fussed-about young poet of the moment is Deborah Garrison, whose new collection, a Working Girl Can「t Win, revolves around a quintessentially self-absorbed postfeminist.

  当时最焦虑的年轻诗人DeborahGarrison，她的新诗集《工人女孩不会赢》(a Working Girl Can 」 t Win)中心思想就是典型刚愎自用的后女权主义。

• The photo was so quintessentially Jobsian that his friends and colleagues marveled at how he still seemed to be orchestrating the narrative from beyond the grave.

  这张照片是典型的乔布斯风格，以至于朋友和同事都惊叹：他似乎在墓穴中仍在引领着故事的进程。

• It is therefore a quintessentially human disease, but one that is little understood biologically and which is difficult to diagnose.

  因此它是一种典型的人类的疾病，但也是一种在生物学方面所知甚少且难以诊断的疾病。

• But there is no denying the book is uneven. There are disconcerting inaccuracies: Mr Hughes seems to think polenta is characteristically Roman when in fact it is quintessentially northern.

  有一些与史实有出入，比如休斯先生认为那种用玉米或大麦煮的粥是罗马特有的，实际上它是从北方传来的。

• This is a Belle Epoque palace wrapped in a quintessentially 19th-century Eastern European spa town.

  这是在一个包裹在19世纪东欧温泉小镇风格下的的「美好年代」式的宫殿。

• So on this quintessentially American holiday, as we give thanks for what we「ve got, let」s also give back to those who are less fortunate.

  所以在这典型的美国节日里，我们对所拥有的表达感谢。我们还要回馈给那些不幸的人。

• Take EyeView, a quintessentially modern start-up, which was a global citizen from its very first day.

  以EyeView，一家典型的当代企业为例，从一出生，就是一个全球公民。

• This surprises me, because I find UI programming to be quintessentially easy, straightforward, and fun.

  这让我很惊讶，因为UI的变成其实很容易，并且直接，很有意思。

• It「s hard to imagine a place more quintessentially red, white and blue - the town, nestled firmly in the heartland of Georgia, is called Americus.

  这个稳扎于乔治亚州中心，红、白、蓝三色相间的典型美国乡村小镇被人们称为——阿梅·里克斯。

• Norwegian Wood is the kind of 」popular novel「 that legitimises the often-derided literary form in that it is accessible and exotic, yet quintessentially Japanese.

  《挪威的森林》是一部利用既带有异国色彩又日本味十足的文学形式，使平常被鄙视的通俗文学登上大雅之堂的小说。

• A member of the Salesian order, whose particular mission is to work with the young, he is quintessentially a pastoral cleric rather than a church bureaucrat.

  作为一名慈幼会成员他命令有特别的使命的人与年轻人一起工作，他是典型牧区教士，而不是教会官僚。

• The quintessentially English event was intended as an opportunity for young girls to be presented at court where they might find a future husband from a suitable bloodline.

  这项典型的英式活动曾是年轻女孩踏入宫廷的大好机会，她们可在舞会上找到门当户对的金龟婿。

• Its heritage and brand are quintessentially English.

  该集团的传统和品牌是典型的英国式。

• Mr Falwell was a quintessentially American type: a poor man who won fame and fortune by preaching the Word.

  福尔·韦尔先生是最典型的美国人：他出身贫苦，但入世的施恩布道使之名利双收。

• That quintessentially American narrative, the Horatio Alger tale, makes the opposite case: With diligence and hard work, anyone can climb to the top.

  美国作家霍雷肖?阿尔杰的作品告诉了我们一个相反的道理：只要勤奋和努力，任何人都可以爬上人生的顶峰。

• 「ExxonMobil has always been the quintessentially integrated company,」 Thomson says.

  汤姆森表示：「埃克森美孚石油公司一直是典型的综合性石油公司。」

• What could more quintessentially signal a special feature on Texas style than a classic cowboy hat, in this case a 20x Resitol felt?

  有什么比一顶经典款牛仔帽更能体现得克萨斯风格的精华呢，正如在这张封面中，一顶20XResitol毡帽？

• What also makes him quintessentially American is he」s a superhero who looks out for all of us.

  他是个超级英雄，为我们所有人保驾护航，正是这一点使他成为典型的美国人。

• This is quintessentially British, the charm of culture that is a magnet for countless Chinese.

  这都使我触摸到英国的文化精华，也是将中国众多游客源源不断吸引来的文化魅力。

• The ideal of harmony is quintessentially Confucian.

  和谐的思想是孔夫子的精华。

• Another quintessentially British summer phenomenon is the sound of the crack of leather against willow.

  英国夏天的另一个传统现象是不时传来的皮革打柳条的声音。

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