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archetype

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ar∙che∙type / ˈɑrkəˌtaɪp ; ˈɑ:kɪtaɪp /
◙noun [C usually singular]
1. a perfect example of something, because it has all the most important qualities of things that belong to that type
• 典型:
▪ [+of]
 »France is the archetype of the centralized nation-state.
  法国是典型的中央集权制单一民族国家。
♦archetypal / ˌɑrkɪˈtaɪpl ; ˌɑ:kɪˈtaɪpəl /adj:
 »Byron was the archetypal Romantic hero.
  拜伦是典型的浪漫主义英雄。