epitome

典型、権化

ある特徴を完全に体現している人や物。

やさしい英語で： Someone or something that shows a particular quality perfectly.

• She is the epitome of kindness.
• The hotel was the epitome of luxury.
• His careful work makes him the epitome of professionalism.

使い方： the epitome of something (Her apartment is the epitome of elegance.)

類義語： perfect example, embodiment

よく使う表現： the epitome of, epitome of elegance

縮図、典型

集団や全体の主な特徴を含み、または表しているもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that contains or represents the main features of a whole group.

• The museum is an epitome of local culture.
• This village forms a small epitome of the region.
• The collection serves as an epitome of nineteenth-century art.

使い方： epitome of something (The village is an epitome of rural life.)

類義語： embodiment, encapsulation, microcosm

よく使う表現： epitome of something, small epitome

梗概、要約

長い文章の要点を短くまとめたもの。

やさしい英語で： A short account of the main points in a longer piece of writing.

• She prepared an epitome of the book.
• The epitome covers the main events in ten pages.
• Students read an epitome rather than the complete work.

使い方： epitome of something (He wrote an epitome of the ancient history.)

類義語： summary, abridgment, digest

よく使う表現： epitome of something, brief epitome