archetype
noun /ˈɑːkitaɪp/
/ˈɑːrkitaɪp/
(formal)- the most typical or perfect example of a particular kind of person or thing
典型 - She is the archetype of an American movie star.
她是典型的美国影星。
词源mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek arkhetupon ‘something moulded first as a model’, from arkhe- ‘primitive’ + tupos ‘a model’. - She is the archetype of an American movie star.