n.典型
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
exemplar (noun) one that serves as a model or example as
a) an ideal model
b) a typical or standard specimen - an exemplar of medieval architecture
c) a copy of a book or writing
d) - idea model
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
exemplar (noun)1.
one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
SYNONYMS:
case, exemplar, exemplification, illustration, instance, prototype, representative, sample, specimenRELATED WORDS:
archetype, classic, locus classicus, paradigm; cross section, microcosm; evidence, indication, manifestation, sign2.
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
SYNONYMS:
beau ideal, classic, eidolon, exemplar, idea, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, paragon, patron saintRELATED WORDS:
role model; embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification, phantom, pink; archetype, example, mirror, paradigm, pattern; guideline, principle, rule; gauge ( gage), standard, touchstone; essence, quintessence; acme, apex, apotheosis, culmination, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith3.
the most perfect type or example
SYNONYMS:
acme, apotheosis, beau ideal, byword, classic, epitome, exemplar, ideal, perfectionRELATED WORDS:
archetype, model, prototype; paradigm, standard; nonpareil, paragon; abstract, avatar, embodier, embodiment, incarnation, incorporation, manifestation, personification; height, last word, meridian, ultimate, zenith; benchmark, criterion, touchstone, yardstick