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词汇 quintessence
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quintessence

n. (fr. L.) “thefifth essence”of ancient and mediaeval philosophy;(Besides the four elements of fire,earth,air and water,the early alchemists believed that there was afifth essence,which was the highest,the best and pu-rest part of a thing.)i.e. ultimate essence,highestperfection(古代与中古哲学中的)第五要素(古时炼金术士认为在火、土、空气和水四大元素之外,还有第五种要素,是为最高元素);(事物的)精华,精萃,精髓。
△As.3.2.148(139):“Thequintessence of every sprite / Heaven would in littleshow.”上天以宇宙间的精英,尽萃于她娇小的一身。
△Ham. 2. 2. 328 (308):“And yet,to me,what is this quintes-sence of dust?”(Genesis 3: 19,“... dust thou art. and unto dust shalt thou return”.)但是,在我看来,这从尘土里提炼出来的精华又算得了什么呢? (按:这话出于《圣经》中上帝用泥土造人的典故。)

quintain

quintessence[kwinˈtesns]

n. 精粹,精华,本质,典范,第五原质
‖ quintessence of beauty美的典型
quintessential adj.精粹的,精髓的

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