| 单词 | typify |
| 释义 | typify (once / 3037 pages) v To typify is to represent what is typical of something or someone. You might say that screaming and door slamming typify your spoiled cousin if that kind of behavior is exactly the kind of thing she usually does. Something that's characteristic of a group of people typifies them. You might observe, for example, that studying late on a Friday night typifies your college friends who are math majors. You could also say that sunny days and cool nights typify autumn in New England, since that's the typical weather for that particular place and time. The root word is Greek — typos, which means "dent, impression, mark, figure, or original form." WORD FAMILYtypify: typification, typified, typifies, typifying+/antitype: antitypes/type: antitype, typed, types, typic, typify, typing, typist/typification: typifications/typist: typists USAGE EXAMPLESThe hard line typified the outspokenness that attracted many voters. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) The hard line typified the outspokenness that attracted many voters. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) The show was instrumental in shifting the popular landscape genre away from romanticized grandeur, typified by Ansel Adams, and toward matter-of-fact vernacular truth. Los Angeles Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1v embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition Syn|Hyper epitomise, epitomize represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol 2v express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol Syn|Hypo|Hyper represent, stand for, symbolise, symbolize be, embody, personify represent, as of a character on stage epitomise, epitomizeembody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of body, personifyinvest with or as with a body; give body to exemplify, representbe characteristic of intend, mean mean or intend to express or convey |
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