单词 | essence |
释义 | essence 1.(essential feature)本质;实质 The essence of good management is caring.良好管理的本质就是关怀员工。 Ireland's very essence is expressed through the language.爱尔兰的精髓体现在它的语言上。 The essence of sport is competition.体育的本质是竞争。 2.(perfect example)(展示某种抽象特质的)实体, 化身 He was the essence of gentility.他非常有绅士风度。 3.【哲】(necessary properties)本质(事物成为其所是所必须具有的属性) 4.【哲】(properties that give name)本质(事物因而得名的属性的总和) 5.【哲】(nature of something)本质(相对存在而言) 6.【神学】(spiritual entity)精神实体 7.(substance determining chemical properties of plant)精, 露, 素(决定植物化学或药理学属性的物质, 通常为油、生物碱或糖苷) 8.(alcoholic solution)植物精素醇溶液 9.(concentrated liquid)提炼液体;精油 a few drops of vanilla essence几滴香草精油 exotic bath essences有异域风情的洗浴精油 10.<罕>=perfume¹ 11.in essence<正式>本质上;实质上 The report was correct in essence, if not in every detail.报告虽细节有待完善, 但基本正确。 12.of the essence<正式>不可或缺的;极其重要的 Speed was of the essence in a project of this type.对这类项目来说, 速度是关键。 |
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