quintessence
quintessence 英 [kwɪn'tes(ə)ns] 美 [kwɪn'tɛsns]
n. 精华；典范；第五元素（被视为地、水、火、风以外之构成宇宙的元素）
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- n. 精华；典范；第五元素（被视为地、水、火、风以外之构成宇宙的元素）
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1. At least this uncontrolled excitement was what we learnt to look on as the quintessence of English literature.
无论怎样，我们学着把这种难以控制的激动，看做是英国文学的精华。
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2. So there is this fifth element, this quintessence, the fifth essence of which all the heavenly bodies are composed.
那便是第五元素，是精华的所在，所有天堂中的物体都由第五元素构成。
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3. Such ministering spirits distil the best books and serve up the quintessence of wisdom.
结交智能之士如同读一本好书，从中萃取最精华的智慧。
- 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" (from PIE root *penkwe- "five") + essentia "being, essence," abstract noun formed (to translate Greek ousia "being, essence") from essent-, present participle stem of esse "to be," from PIE root *es- "to be."
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