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quintessence n. 完美的榜样；精华 quintessence (n.) early 15c., in ancient and medieval philosophy, "pure essence, substance of which the heavenly bodies are composed," literally "fifth essence," from Middle French quinte essence (14c.), from Medieval Latin quinta essentia, from Latin quinta, fem. of quintus "fifth" (see quinque-) + essentia (see Parousia).A loan-translation of Greek pempte ousia, the "ether" added by Aristotle to the four known elements (water, earth, fire, air) and said to permeate all things. Its extraction was one of the chief goals of alchemy. Sense of "purest essence" (of a situation, character, etc.) is first recorded 1580s. 【记】quint + essence 第五种要素，古哲学中，除了土、空气、火和水四大基本元素以外的第五种也是最高的精髓，被认为是天体的组成物质并潜伏在于所有事物之中【相关】quinary 五的，五个一组的，quincuncial 五点梅花形的，quinquagenary 五十岁的人, 五十周年纪念, quintet(te) 五重唱

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[kwin'tesns] 【英】 n. 完美的榜样（the most typical example or representative）；精华(the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form)【记】 和quell(五)＋essenc e(精华)→原指组成世 界的五大精华物质【例】 She is the quintessence of sweetness. n. (纯正的、高度浓缩的)完美的榜样; 精华【记】quint五, essence精华: 第五种要素, 在中世纪的哲学中, 除了土、空气、火和水四大基本元素以外的第五种也是最高的精髓, 被认为是天体的组成物质并潜伏在于所有事物之中

单词	quintessence
音标	[kwin'tesns]
解释	n. 完美的榜样；精华
红宝书	【英】 n. 完美的榜样（the most typical example or representative）；精华(the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form) 【记】和quell(五)＋essenc e(精华)→原指组成世界的五大精华物质【例】 She is the quintessence of sweetness.
字源	quintessence (n.) early 15c., in ancient and medieval philosophy, "pure essence, substance of which the heavenly bodies are composed," literally "fifth essence," from Middle French quinte essence (14c.), from Medieval Latin quinta essentia, from Latin quinta, fem. of quintus "fifth" (see quinque-) + essentia (see Parousia). A loan-translation of Greek pempte ousia, the "ether" added by Aristotle to the four known elements (water, earth, fire, air) and said to permeate all things. Its extraction was one of the chief goals of alchemy. Sense of "purest essence" (of a situation, character, etc.) is first recorded 1580s.
不择手段背单词	n. (纯正的、高度浓缩的)完美的榜样; 精华【记】quint五, essence精华: 第五种要素, 在中世纪的哲学中, 除了土、空气、火和水四大基本元素以外的第五种也是最高的精髓, 被认为是天体的组成物质并潜伏在于所有事物之中
趣味全助记	【记】quint + essence 第五种要素，古哲学中，除了土、空气、火和水四大基本元素以外的第五种也是最高的精髓，被认为是天体的组成物质并潜伏在于所有事物之中【相关】quinary 五的，五个一组的，quincuncial 五点梅花形的，quinquagenary 五十岁的人, 五十周年纪念, quintet(te) 五重唱

Quintessence N Essence Medieval Latin Kwin'tesns 完美的榜样；精华 英

Quintessence N Essence Medieval Latin Kwin'tesns 完美的榜样；精华英