archetypes
archetypes — 名詞
- archetypessingular
- archetypesesplural
1. A perfect or most typical example of a particular kind of person, thing, or idea
原型；典型
同類中最具代表性的典範
A perfect or most typical example of a particular kind of person, thing, or idea, which serves as the original pattern that others in the same category are based on or compared to.
Sherlock Holmes is the archetype of the clever detective in modern fiction.
在現代小說中，福爾摩斯是聰明偵探的原型。
archetype + of + noun phrase — shows the category it represents
Alessia's farm became the archetype for small organic producers around the region.
Alessia 的農場成了當地小型有機生產者的典範。
archetype + for + noun phrase — shows the model it sets
Indra used a medieval cathedral as the archetype for her new chapel design.
Indra 以一座中世紀大教堂為原型來設計她的新教堂。
use [something] as the archetype
The hero archetype appears in stories from every culture around the world.
英雄原型出現在世界各國文化的故事中。
Sayaka's painting was praised as a perfect archetype of the modern Japanese landscape style.
Sayaka 的畫作被譽為現代日本風景風格的完美典型。
perfect archetype + of — shows the strongest example within a category
- archetype of
- archetype for
- serve as an archetype
- the/an archetype
- perfect archetype
- prototype
Emphasises the first or early version that later ones are built from; more common in technology and design contexts.
- exemplar
Focuses on being the best or most representative example; more formal than archetype.
- template
Suggests a reusable pattern or structure; common in practical or digital contexts.
- model
A broader, more everyday word for something that others copy or are based on.
- anomaly
An anomaly is something that does not fit the expected pattern or archetype.
- aberration
An aberration is a departure from the typical or expected form.
文法句型
archetype + of + noun phrase
archetype + for + noun phrase
use [something] as the archetype
用法筆記
Often followed by 'of' to indicate what the archetype represents, or by 'for' to show what it serves as a model for.
常見錯誤
同根字
- archetype名詞C1
- archetypal形容詞C1
- archetypically副詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- archetype
- archetypes
常用片語
- the archetype of
- an archetype for
- serve as an archetype
- be considered the archetype