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单词 esse
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Definition of esse in English:

esse

noun ˈɛsiˈesē
mass nounPhilosophy
  • Essential nature or essence.

    〔哲〕存在;实在。参见IN ESSE

    two traditions, each of whose esse is opposition to the central tenets of the other
    See also in esse
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As potential to, and receptive of esse, essence is thus a principle through which and in which a thing exists.
    • Essence is the intrinsic limitation of esse, the crystallization of existence, bordered by nothingness.
    • We see here clearly how Thomas has appropriated Plato's thought for his own ‘existential’ (in the sense of esse) purposes.
    Synonyms
    quintessence, soul, spirit, ethos, nature, life, lifeblood, core, heart, centre, crux, nub, nucleus, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, gist, substance, principle, central part, fundamental quality, basic quality, essential part, intrinsic nature, sum and substance, reality, actuality

Origin

Latin, 'to be' (used as a noun).

Definition of esse in US English:

esse

nounˈesē
Philosophy
  • Essential nature or essence.

    〔哲〕存在;实在。参见IN ESSE

    two traditions, each of whose esse is opposition to the central tenets of the other
    See also in esse
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Essence is the intrinsic limitation of esse, the crystallization of existence, bordered by nothingness.
    • We see here clearly how Thomas has appropriated Plato's thought for his own ‘existential’ (in the sense of esse) purposes.
    • As potential to, and receptive of esse, essence is thus a principle through which and in which a thing exists.
    Synonyms
    quintessence, soul, spirit, ethos, nature, life, lifeblood, core, heart, centre, crux, nub, nucleus, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, gist, substance, principle, central part, fundamental quality, basic quality, essential part, intrinsic nature, sum and substance, reality, actuality

Origin

Latin, ‘to be’ (used as a noun).

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