• n. 缩影；摘要；象征

epi-, 在上，在中。-tome, 砍，切，词源同tome, anatomy. 即切下来作为典范的。

epitome (n.)

1520s, "an abstract; brief statement of the chief points of some writing," from Middle French épitomé (16c.), from Latin epitome "an abridgment," from Greek epitome "an abridgment, a cutting on the surface; brief summary," from epitemnein "cut short, abridge," from epi "into" (see epi-) + temnein "to cut" (see tome). Sense of "person or thing that typifies something" is first recorded c. 1600. Related: Epitomical.

1. T-shirts, the epitome of American casualness, have moved upscale.

象征美国休闲风格的T恤，已经向高端消费市场迈进。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He is the epitome of a modern young man.

他是现代青年男子的典范。

来自《权威词典》

3. She's the epitome of kindness.

她是仁慈的化身.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Man is the world's epitome.

人是世界的缩影.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. He is the epitome of goodness.

他是善良的典范.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》