typical

typical
adjective
  1. having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing
    典型的;有代表性的
    a typical day.
    典型的一天。
    a typical example of 1930s art deco.
    20世纪30年代装饰艺术的典型范例。
    typical symptoms.
    典型症状。
    ■characteristic of a particular person or thing
    (人,物)特有的,独特的
    he brushed the incident aside with typical good humour.
    他以独特的好脾性将此事件搁置一边。
    ■(informal)showing the characteristics expected of or popularly associated with a particular person, situation, or thing
    (非正式)(表明特定人、情况或物会有的)典型的;特有的
    ‘Typical woman!’ John said disapprovingly.
    ‘典型的小女人!’约翰不满地说。
    ■representative as a symbol; symbolic
    象征性的
    the pit is typical of hell.
    深渊是地狱的象征。
派生
typicality
[-ˈkalɪti]
noun
typically
adverb
  1. 她一如既往,毫不惊慌
    [sentence adverb]typically, she showed no alarm.
    典型的英国式坚定与克制。
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin typicalis, via Latin from Greek tupikos, from tupos (see type)
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