es.sence

essence的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈesəns]
KK音标发音： [ˈɛsəns]

essence的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The intrinsic or indispensable properties that serve to characterize or identify something.
本质：用作表示特征或区别的本质或要素

2. The most important ingredient; the crucial element.
要素：最重要的构成部分；要素

3. The inherent, unchanging nature of a thing or class of things.
特性，本体：一个或一类事物固有的、不能改变的性质

4. An extract that has the fundamental properties of a substance in concentrated form.
精髓，精华：在浓缩的结构中最重要的性质

5. Such an extract in a solution of alcohol.
酒精提取物：酒精溶液中的提取物

6. A perfume or scent.
香精或香料

7. One that has or shows an abundance of a quality as if highly concentrated:
良好素质，优势：某人在某方面具有或表示出高度集中的素质：

a neighbor who is the essence of hospitality.
好客的邻居

8. Something that exists, especially a spiritual or incorporeal entity.
精神：存在的某物，尤指精神的或无形的存在

9. By nature; essentially:
本质上；实质的：

He is in essence a reclusive sort.
他本质上具有一种隐士的气质

10. Of the greatest importance; crucial:
极其重要的：极其重要的；决定性的：

Time is of the essence.
时间就是生命

essence的词源：

11. Middle English essencia
中古英语 essencia

12. French essence
法语 essence

13. both from Latin essentia
都源自 拉丁语 essentia

14. from *ess?ns .essent- [present participle of] esse [to be] translation of Greek ousia [from present participle of] einai [to be]
源自 *ess?ns ·essent- [] esse的现在分词 [成为] [x] 希腊语 ousia的翻译 [] 源自einai的现在分词 [是]

15. * see es-
*参见 es-