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透过现象看本质:essence有好几层意思

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The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

                                                                  ——Wilde
浪漫的本质是不确定性。
                                                                  ——王尔德

一、关于essence,你应该知道的用法有

n.

1.本质,实质,精髓 [U]

He spoke briefly, but grasped the essence of the problem and brought out the crucial point.

话虽然简短,但是抓住了问题的本质,起到了画龙点睛的作用。

 

2.香精,精油,精华液 [U]

The next day she went to the same druggist and with tears in her eyes asked for essence.

第二天她又跑去找同一个药剂师,泪汪汪地向他要一种香精。

 

二、含有essence的常见短语

in essence

实质上,从本质上讲

 

of the essence

必要的,必不可少的;实质上

 

三、一起来玩个填词小游戏吧

The      of consultation is to listen to, and take account of, the views of those consulted.
当顾问的精髓就在于倾听并考虑咨询者的观点。

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