the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
the purest and most concentrated essence of something
the most typical example or representative of a type
造句
用作名詞(n.)
The wick is the quintessence of the candle. 燈芯是蠟燭的精華。
Therefore, the research on idioms as a type of linguistic quintessence contributes to enhancing understanding of national culture. 探討這類語言精華可提升對該民族文化的認(rèn)知。
It was the quintessence of an English manor house. 那是典型的英式莊園宅第。
常用短語
The poet has to pare down her material to its quintessence.