单词	quintessence
释义	quintessencequin‧tes‧sence /kwɪnˈtesəns/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINquintessence Origin: 1400-1500 Old French quinte essence, from Medieval Latin quinta essentia ‘fifth essence’; because it was in addition to the four elements earth, air, fire, and water Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Consciousness rather than inanimate matter is the quintessence of his natural world. Mercury was believed to possess magical properties and some regarded it as the quintessence of the human body and of all substances. Newell and Simon wanted to know how our brains and minds function; they wanted to discover the quintessence of intelligence. Well, she thought the caravan was the quintessence of OK-ness. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the quintessence of something He is the quintessence of Middle America. Consciousness rather than inanimate matter is the quintessence of his natural world. It is the quicksilver panacea for weakness - the quintessence of a dedicated existence. Mercury was believed to possess magical properties and some regarded it as the quintessence of the human body and of all substances. Newell and Simon wanted to know how our brains and minds function; they wanted to discover the quintessence of intelligence. Well, she thought the caravan was the quintessence of OK-ness. the quintessence of something formal a perfect example of something:  John is the quintessence of good manners.
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