epitome

incarnation, modèle parfait

Personne ou chose qui représente parfaitement une qualité particulière.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the epitome of something (Her apartment is the epitome of elegance.)

Synonymes : perfect example, embodiment

Expressions courantes : the epitome of, epitome of elegance

incarnation, condensé

Chose qui réunit ou représente les principales caractéristiques d’un ensemble.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : epitome of something (The village is an epitome of rural life.)

Synonymes : embodiment, encapsulation, microcosm

Expressions courantes : epitome of something, small epitome

abrégé, résumé

Présentation courte des points principaux d’un texte plus long.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : epitome of something (He wrote an epitome of the ancient history.)

Synonymes : summary, abridgment, digest

Expressions courantes : epitome of something, brief epitome