embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of;
\\\"The fugue typifies Bach\\\'s style of composition\\\"
造句
用作動詞(v.)
For a practice that has come to epitomize unethical business behavior, insider trading has received surprisingly little ethical analysis. 現實中，內幕交易已經成為不道德商業行為的縮影，但奇怪的是，幾乎沒人對其進行過倫理分析。
The Summer Season could be said to epitomize all that is traditionally English about England. 英格蘭夏日是傳統英格蘭的縮影，要想定義它，的確是件難事。
常用短語
I shall..in a few pages briefly epitomize what passed.