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Pronunciation / Transliteration: diǎnxíng de
"他是这个时代典型的英雄人物。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Very typical of a certain kind of person or thing; embodying the most typical or essential characteristics of a particular category.
"He played the archetypal role of the brooding, misunderstood hero in the film." - 2
Relating to or denoting an original model after which others are patterned; primordial.
"The novel explores archetypal themes of love, betrayal, and redemption across generations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'arkhetypon', meaning 'first-molded' or 'prototype' (from 'arkhos' meaning chief and 'typos' meaning stamp or model). It entered the English language in the 17th century, gaining profound psychological prominence through Carl Jung's psychoanalytic theory regarding universal symbolic patterns.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Archetypal" is said worldwide
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archétypal
Transliteration: ar-kay-ti-pal
"C'est l'exemple archétypal du héros romantique."
archetypisch
Transliteration: ar-ke-tü-pisch
"Das ist ein archetypisches Beispiel für moderne Architektur."
archetipico
Transliteration: ar-ke-ti-pi-co
"Il personaggio ha un comportamento archetipico."
arquetípico
Transliteration: ar-ke-ti-pi-ko
"Fue el héroe arquetípico de las historias de aventuras."
arquetípico
Transliteration: ar-ke-ti-pi-ku
"Ele desempenhou o papel arquetípico do detetive astuto."
मूलरूप
Transliteration: moolroop
"वह उस कहानी का मूलरूप पात्र है।"
典型的
Transliteration: diǎnxíng de
"他是这个时代典型的英雄人物。"
원형적인
Transliteration: wonhyeongjeog-in
"그것은 원형적인 영웅의 여정이다."
典型的な
Transliteration: tenkeiteki na
"彼は典型的なリーダーの資質を持っている。"
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