| 单词 | epitome |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [i'pitəmi] |
| 解释 | n.典型；梗概 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 典型(sb/sth. shows all the typical qualities of something)梗概(abstract; summary, abridgment) 【考】 epitomize : brevity / embellish : ornamentation(概括的特点是简短的 /装饰的特点是装饰的) 【记】 epi(在…后)+tome(一 卷书)→在一卷书后的 话→梗概，tome 本身是一个单词，意 为“卷、册” 【同】 派生词：epitomize (v.概括; 成为…的缩影) 【例】 The work you've done epitomizes sloppiness and ignorance. |
| 字源 | epitome (n.) 1520s, "an abstract; brief statement of the chief points of some writing," from Middle French épitomé (16c.), from Latin epitome "abridgment," from Greek epitome "abridgment," from epitemnein "cut short, abridge," from epi "into" (see epi-) + temnein "to cut" (see tome). Sense of "person or thing that typifies something" is first recorded c.1600. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】epi 外 + tom 切，去除外皮→梗概 【相关】anatomy 解剖学，atomic (不可再分割的)原子的，dichotomy 二分，entomology 昆虫学，epitome 摘要， |
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