prototypical
prototypical — adjective
- prototypicalpositive
- more prototypicalcomparative
- most prototypicalsuperlative
1. showing the features people most strongly connect with a certain group, style, o
showing the features people most strongly connect with a certain group, style, or kind of thing
The red barn and white fence look prototypical for that farming region.
prototypical for [place/category]
Hamza gave a prototypical teenager reply: one shrug and no explanation.
a prototypical + category noun
The film's small-town diner feels prototypical of 1950s America.
Yumi's neat notes and color tabs are prototypical first-day teacher habits.
- typical
more common in everyday speech and less formal than 'prototypical'
- representative
formal and precise, often used for a chosen sample rather than the clearest example
- textbook
more informal and emphatic, often used for a strikingly clear case
- atypical
not showing the expected features of the group
- unrepresentative
too unusual to stand for the group as a whole
文法句型
a prototypical + noun
prototypical of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often appears before a noun or with 'of' to name the group it best represents. Distinguish from sense 2, which links something to an original design rather than to a representative example.
常見錯誤
2. linked to an early model that later versions follow, copy, or grow out of
linked to an early model that later versions follow, copy, or grow out of
Engineers studied the prototypical battery pack before redesigning the final scooter.
prototypical + early design component
Rohan kept the prototypical sketch beside the later logo versions.
contrast: prototypical vs later versions
The museum displayed a prototypical game console from the company's first test run.
Apinya compared the prototypical chair frame with the cheaper store model.
文法句型
a prototypical + noun
用法筆記
Most common in design, science, and historical writing. It usually modifies an object or version tied to the earliest design stage, not something that is merely very typical.