透過現象看本質：essence有好幾層意思

The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

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                                                                  ——Wilde
浪漫的本質是不確定性。
                                                                  ——王爾德

一、關於essence，你應該知道的用法有

n.

1.本質，實質，精髓 [U]

He spoke briefly, but grasped the essence of the problem and brought out the crucial point.

話雖然簡短，但是抓住了問題的本質，起到了畫龍點睛的作用。

2.香精，精油，精華液 [U]

The next day she went to the same druggist and with tears in her eyes asked for essence.

第二天她又跑去找同一個藥劑師，淚汪汪地向他要一種香精。

二、含有essence的常見短語

in essence

實質上，從本質上講

of the essence

必要的,必不可少的;實質上

三、一起來玩個填詞小遊戲吧

The      of consultation is to listen to, and take account of, the views of those consulted.
當顧問的精髓就在於傾聽並考慮諮詢者的觀點。