| [/ˈesns; ˋɛsns/] n 用法:
1 [U] that which makes a thing what it is; most important or indispensable quality of sth 本质; 精髓; 要素:
The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed. 他的论点的核心是资本主义不能成功. *
She was the essence of kindness. 她本性善良. 用法:
2 [C, U] extract of a plant, drug, etc, containing all its important qualities in concentrated form （植物、 药物等的）精华, 精髓:
vanilla essence 香草精 *
meatessences 肉汁. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) in `essence fundamentally; essentially 大体上; 本质上:
The two arguments are inessence the same. 这两个论点大致相同. of the `essencevery important; indispensable 非常重要的; 不可缺少的:
Speed is of the essence in dealing with an emergency. 在处理紧急事件时, 速度是非常重要的. |