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essence

/ˈɛsəns/ 名词 B1

中文: 本质、精

  1. The inherent nature of a thing or idea. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Constituent substance. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A being; especially, a purely spiritual being. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A significant feature of something. (countable, uncountable)
  6. The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through an extraction or distillation process. (countable, uncountable) · essence of Jojoba
  7. An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring, or as a restorative. (countable, uncountable) · vanilla essence
  8. Fragrance, a perfume. (countable, uncountable)

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Is not general incivility the very essence of love?”
《Pride and Prejudice》,第163页 · B2
Yet, allowing a fundamentally flawed map to leave the workshop would compromise the very essence of their noble profession.
《The Cartographer's Apprentice》,第1页 · C1
The new sentence flowed gracefully, capturing the bittersweet essence of the original without resorting to clumsy, overtly explanatory phrasing.
《The Faithful Echo》,第1页 · C2

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