example: [14] Etymologically, an example is something that has been ‘taken out’, so that it can be considered separately. The word comes via Old French example from Latin exemplum ‘example’, a derivative of eximere ‘take out’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and emere ‘take, buy’ (source of English peremptory, pre-empt, premium, and prompt), and also yielded English exempt [14]. (An earlier Old French version of the word, essample, was borrowed into English in the 13th century as asample, which was the ancestor of modern English sample.) => exempt, peremptory, premium, prompt, sample
example (n.)
late 14c., "an instance typical of a class; a model, either good or bad, action or conduct as an object of imitation; an example to be avoided; punishment as a warning," partial re-Latinization of earlier essample, asaumple (mid-13c.), from Old French essemple "sample, model, example, precedent, cautionary tale," from Latin exemplum "a sample, specimen; image, portrait; pattern, model, precedent; a warning example, one that serves as a warning," literally "that which is taken out," from eximere "take out, remove" (see exempt (adj.)).
实用例句
1. Have they, for example, demonstrated a commitment to democracy?
例如，他们是否已表现出会致力于民主？
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2. The house is a textbook example of medieval domestic architecture.
这所房子是典型的中世纪民居。
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3. That's just one example of the kind of experiments you can do.
这只不过是你可以做的各种试验中的一例罢了。
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4. He is a model professional and an example to the younger lads.
他是个模范的专业人士，是年轻人的榜样。
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5. The example of the United States illustrates this point.