essence

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The inherent nature of a thing or idea. countable,uncountable
    — CHARITY is a virtue of the heart, and not of the hands, ſays an old writer. Gifts and alms are the expreſſions, not the eſſence of this virtue.
  2. The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory. countable,uncountable
  3. Constituent substance. countable,uncountable
    — For Spirits when they pleaſe / Can either Sex aſſume, or both ; ſo ſoft / And uncompounded is their Eſſence pure, / Not ti’d or manacl’d with joynt or limb, / Nor founded on the brittle ſtrength of bones, / Like cumbrous fleſh[…]
  4. A being; especially, a purely spiritual being. countable,uncountable
    — And put to proof his high Supremacy, / Whether upheld by ſtrength, or Chance, or Fate, / Too well I ſee and rue the dire event, / That with ſad overthrow and foul defeat / Hath loſt us Heav’n, and all this mighty Hoſt / In horrible deſtruction laid thus low, / As far as Gods and Heav’nly Eſſences / Can Periſh.
  5. A significant feature of something. countable,uncountable
  6. The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through an extraction or distillation process. countable,uncountable
    — essence of Jojoba
  7. An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring, or as a restorative. countable,uncountable
    — vanilla essence
  8. Fragrance, a perfume. countable,uncountable
    — Our humbler province is to tend the Fair, / Not a leſs pleaſing, tho’ leſs glorious care ; / To ſave the powder from too rude a gale, / Nor let th’ impriſon’d eſſences exhale[…]

词形变化

essences plural

词汇关系

近义词
whatness crux bouquet essence nature ousia quiddity marrow
下位词
gravamen
衍生词
coffee essence essenced essenceless essence peddler glabrescence hyperessence in essence k-essence of the essence time is of the essence paradessence superessence unessence vanilla essence
相关词
essential essentially essentialism quintessential intrinsicality gist

词源

From Middle English essence, from Middle French essence, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, “being”), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “to be, exist”).
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