essence
英 ['es(?)ns]
美['?sns]
- n. 本質(zhì)，實(shí)質(zhì)；精華；香精
- n. (Essence)人名；(英)埃森絲
英英釋意
- 1. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
- "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
- "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
- "the nub of the story"
- 2. any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
- 3. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- 4. a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
雙語例句
- 1. Though off-puttingly complicated in detail, local taxes are in essence simple.
- 雖然地稅在細(xì)節(jié)上復(fù)雜得要命，但在本質(zhì)上卻很簡單。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Speed was of the essence in a project of this type.
- 對于這種項(xiàng)目來說，速度至關(guān)重要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Others claim that Ireland's very essence is expressed through the language.
- 其他人聲稱愛爾蘭最精髓的東西是通過語言表現(xiàn)出來的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Time is of the essence.
- 時(shí)間是至關(guān)重要的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The essence of dialectical thought is division.
- 辯證思維的核心就是二分法。
來自柯林斯例句