archetypal
adjective uk/ˌɑː.kɪˈtaɪ.pəl/ us/ˌɑːr.kəˈtaɪ.pəl/ (also archetypical, /ˌɑː.kɪˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ /ˌɑːr.kəˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/)
典型的
typical of an original thing from which others are copied
an archetypal English gentleman 典型的英国绅士
They live in an archetypal country village. 他们住在一个典型的乡村。
See: archetype
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- The dioramas at the natural history museum were archetypal old-style exhibitions.
- With his thin moustache and well-tailored clothes he is the archetypal image of a screen villain.
- Some people saw him as the archetypal science nerd.