| 单词 | quintessential |
| 释义 | quintessential (once / 10765 pages) adj If someone tells you you’re the quintessential rock musician, that means they think that everything about you screams “rock and roll.” Quintessential means embodying or possessing the essence of something. Some people think that baseball is the quintessential American sport. (Others might think it's stock car racing.) We also call something quintessential if it’s absolutely necessary. A quintessential part of a lasting friendship is mutual respect. Good computer skills are quintessential if you want to become the world’s greatest hacker. WORD FAMILYquintessential: quintessentially+/quintessence: quintessences, quintessential USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s the quintessential American mall, once flush with people, now scraping along as national retailers shudder. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Announcer Keith Jackson, whose voice was the quintessential Saturday soundtrack for generations, will be at the game as a spectator. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) How did this quintessential American story of working people in Maine emerge? Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) adj representing the perfect example of a class or quality |
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