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源自希腊语 'prototypon'(原始模型),由 'proto-'(第一)和 'typos'(印记/模型)组成,17世纪通过法语进入英语。
❶ 指某事物具有其所属类别最典型、最标准的特征,可作为该类型的代表或范例。
“The novel is a prototypical example of 19th-century romantic literature.”
(这部小说是19世纪浪漫主义文学的典型代表。)
“His behavior was the prototypical response of a frightened child.”
(他的行为是受惊儿童的典型反应。)
prototypical example — 指最能代表某类事物特征的范例,常用于学术或分析性语境中。
“The Taj Mahal is often cited as a prototypical example of Mughal architecture.”
(泰姬陵常被引用为莫卧儿建筑的典型范例。)