epitomize, epitome, white-shoe, representative democracy, direct democracy

'My House. My Dream. It Was All an Illusion.'

Zwinger Palace, the epitome of Baroque beauty in the world - Zwinger Palace was built in Dresden, the capital of Saxony during the reign of Augustus in the year 1709

Parliament, the epitome of representative democracy, is unable to deal with the fall out from the referendum, an exercise in direct democracy

彭博報導，英特爾執行長科再奇（Brian Krzanich）在公司官網聲明說：「英特爾前董事長與執行長葛洛夫辭世，我們深感難過。」他說：「葛洛夫讓不可能變成可能，一次又一次，激勵好幾代技術專家、企業家與企業領導人。」

Andy Grove was one of the giants of the technology world. He loved our country and epitomized America at its best. Rest in peace.

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) 2016年3月22日

蘋果執行長庫克在推特（Twitter）說：「葛洛夫是科技界數一數二的巨人。他熱愛我們的國家，並激勵美國呈現最好的一面，願您安息。」(hc：翻譯不佳)

The loss of an epitome of Chinese writer and translator: George Kao
Latina's Loss in Va. Epitomizes Mortgage Crisis

(By Brigid Schulte, The Washington Post)一個文人典型的消逝【黃碧端／聯合報2008.03.19-20】

The beginning of the end of Wall Street's heyday is felt even in the halls of the white-shoe firm Goldman Sachs, which, among its Wall Street peers, epitomized and defined a high-risk, high-return culture.

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white-shoe

(hwīt'shū')

adj.
Of or being a long-established business known for reputable service and a wealthy clientele: “took a job at … [a] pronouncedly white-shoe investment-banking firm” (Connie Bruck).




epitome 

1〔the ～〕（…の）典型，権化；（…の）縮図≪of≫

the epitome of goodness
善人そのもの
an epitome of the world＝the world in epitome
世界の縮図
2（特に文学作品の）要約，あらまし，梗概（summary）

語源［原義は「重要でない部分を切ったもの」］

Origin

Early 16th century: via Latin from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein ‘abridge’, from epi ‘in addition’ + temnein ‘to cut’.

epitomeの派生語
epitomist 名要約者，梗概作者

noun
the epitome of sth the typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing:
Even now in her sixties, she is the epitome of French elegance.

epitomize, UK USUALLY epitomise
verb [T]
to be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing:
With little equipment and unsuitable footwear, she epitomizes the inexperienced and unprepared mountain walker.