essence [ˈɛsəns]

例句:

• Though off-puttingly complicated in detail, local taxes are in essence simple.
  虽然地税在细节上复杂得要命，但在本质上却很简单。
  来自柯林斯例句
• Speed was of the essence in a project of this type.
  对于这种项目来说，速度至关重要。
  来自柯林斯例句
• Others claim that Ireland's very essence is expressed through the language.
  其他人声称爱尔兰最精髓的东西是通过语言表现出来的。
  来自柯林斯例句
• Time is of the essence.
  时间是至关重要的。
  来自柯林斯例句
• The essence of dialectical thought is division.
  辩证思维的核心就是二分法。
  来自柯林斯例句