example

example
noun
  1. a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule
    例证；例子
    it's a good example of how European action can produce results.
    这是一个很好的例证，说明欧洲的行动如何能够产生结果。
    some of these carpets are among the finest examples of the period.
    这些地毯中有一些是这一时期的精品。
    ■a printed or written problem or exercise designed to illustrate a rule
    例题
  2. a person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated or the likelihood of their being imitated
    范例；榜样；楷模
    it is vitally important that parents should set an example.
    父母作出表率是极其重要的。
    he followed his brother's example and deserted his family.
    他仿效他的哥哥弃家而去。
verb
  1. (be exampled)be illustrated or exemplified
    用作…的例子；用于证明
    the extent of Allied naval support is exampled by the navigational specialists provided.
    盟军提供的航海专家可以用来证明盟军海上支援的程度。
常用词组
for example
  1. used to introduce something chosen as a typical case
    例如
    many, like Hilda, for example, come from very poor backgrounds.
    许多人，例如像希尔达，来自非常贫困的家庭。
make an example of
  1. punish as a warning or deterrent to others
    惩罚…以儆戒他人
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin exemplum, from eximere 'take out', from ex- 'out' + emere 'take'. Compare with sample
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