ex.am.ple

example的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [igˈzæmpəl]
KK音标发音： [ɪgˈzæmpəl]

example的词性：
n.Abbr. ex（名词）缩写 ex

1. One that is representative of a group as a whole:
实例：做为整体的一组事物的代表：

the squirrel, an example of a rodent; introduced each new word with examples of its use.
松鼠，啮齿类动物的代表；举例介绍每一个生词的用法

2. One serving as a pattern of a specific kind:
榜样：作为特定种类的典范：

set a good example by arriving on time.
以守时树立一个好榜样

3. A similar case that constitutes a model or precedent:
先例：类似树立模范或开创先例的例子：

a unique episode, without example in maritime history.
在航海史上没有先例的独特事件

4. A punishment given as a warning or deterrent.
警戒，警告：作为警告或阻止而做出的惩罚

5. One that has been given such a punishment:
被惩罚者：受过这样惩罚的人：

made an example of the offender.
警告犯人

6. A problem or exercise used to illustrate a principle or method.
例证：用来举例说明一个原则或方法的一道问题或练习

7. As an illustrative instance:
比如说：举例时用的例子：

Wear something simple; for example, a skirt and blouse.
穿简单的衣服；比如说，一条裙子和一件衬衫

example的词源：

8. Middle English
中古英语

9. from Old French example, essaumple
源自 古法语 example, essaumple

10. from Latin exemplum
源自 拉丁语 exemplum

11. from eximere [to take out]
源自 eximere [移走]

12. ex- [ex-]
ex- [前缀，表“从前的”]

13. emere [to take] * see em-
emere [获得] *参见 em-

example， instance， case， illustration， sample， specimen

14. Each of these nouns refers to what is representative of or serves to explain a larger group or class. An example represents, usually typically, something of which it is a part and thereby demonstrates the character of the whole:
这里的每一个名词都指的是代表或用来解释一组或一类事物。example 这个词通常很典型地表示某事物的一个部分并由此可以表示整个事物的特点：

“Of the despotism to which unrestrained military power leads we have plenty of examples” (Samuel Eliot Morison). An instance is an example that is cited to prove or invalidate a contention or to illustrate a point:
“我们有许多因不受控制的军事力量而导致专政的例子” （塞缪尔·埃利奥特·莫里森）。instance 是指被引述来证明论点、使论点无效或用来表明观点的一个范例：

an instance of flagrant corruption. A case is an action, an occurrence, or a condition that constitutes a specific instance of something being discussed, decided, or treated:
一个严重腐化的实例。 case 是指一种构成正在被讨论、决定或处理的事物的特殊范例的行为、过程或状态：

a typical case of child neglect;
一个典型的儿童疏忽的例子；

very few cases of diphtheria. An illustration is an example that clarifies or explains:
为数不多的白喉的病例。 illustration 是指用来澄清或解释某事的例子：

provided an illustration of the word in context;
在上下文中给出这个词的例证；

gave an illustration of her courage. A sample is an actual part of something larger, presented as evidence of the quality or nature of the whole:
举一个关于她勇敢的例子。 sample 是指大型事物的可代表整体特征或性质的一个部分；

distributing samples of a new detergent;
区分新型洗涤剂的样品；

gave us a sample of her temper.
举例告诉我们她的脾气如何。

15. Specimen is sometimes synonymous with sample, but it often denotes an individual, representative member of a group or class:
Specimen 有时同sample 意义相近， 但它更多地指一组或一类事物中个别的有代表性的成员：

This poem is a fair specimen of his work. See also Synonyms at ideal
这首诗是他著作中的杰出范例 参见同义词 ideal