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单词 exempla
释义

exemplum

noun

ex·​em·​plum ig-ˈzem-pləm How to pronounce exemplum (audio)
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plural exempla ig-ˈzem-plə How to pronounce exemplum (audio)
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1
: example, model
an exemplum of heroism
2
: an anecdote or short narrative used to point a moral or sustain an argument

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In 2013, the Italian playwright Stefano Massini turned this exemplum into The Lehman Trilogy, an epic five-hour play that was adapted and condensed last year by the director Sam Mendes and playwright Ben Power for the National Theatre in London. Sarah Churchwell, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

exempla

noun

plural of exemplum
as in fables

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fables
  • parables
  • anecdotes
  • narratives
  • novelle
  • tales
  • novelettes
  • jokes
  • novellas
  • stories
  • folktales
  • anecdota
  • bedtime stories
  • myths
  • romances
  • short stories
  • yarns
  • reports
  • records
  • fairy tales
  • histories
  • legends
  • chronicles
  • annals
  • accounts
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