a very typical example of a certain person or thing
(一种人或物的)典型
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the book is a perfect archetype of the genre. 这本书是这类风格的完美典型。
an original which has been imitated
原型
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Marx gave us the archetype of the capitalist. 马克思向我们提供了资本家的典型原始形象。
a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology
(文学、艺术或神话中)反复出现的象征(或主题)
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mythological archetypes of good and evil. 关于善与恶的神话中反复出现的主题。
【精神分析】 (荣格理论中的)原始意象,原始型。
"mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek