abridgment, abstract, synopsis, conspectus 与 epitome 都可以用来表示浓缩处理。
abridgment 常意味着在保留相对完整性的情况下减少范畴。
- I gave him an abridgment of this whole history, I gave him a picture of my conduct for fifty years in miniature.
我把我全部的历史简略地告诉了他,我让他看到了我五十年来生活的缩影。
abstract 适用于对要点的总结(如论文、文件或建议的处理)。
- He read through the papers and made an abstract of their contents.
他把那些论文都读了一遍并做了内容摘要。
synopsis 主要指一篇文章或叙述的简要介绍,适合快速检查。
- For each title there is a brief synopsis of the book.
每本书都对应有一个简短的介绍。
conspectus 侧重指对大而详细的主题进行快速全面的了解。
- The Realism Novel Creations Conspectus of 90's
九十年代现实主义小说创作概观
epitome 表示完美体现某一特定品质或类型的人或事物,也就是一个理想的例子,可以对某个复杂的整体进行尽可能最简短的呈现。
- 杰克是个典型的老油条。说到请假歇班,他什么花招都想得出。
Jack is the epitome of sophistication. When it comes to getting off work, he knows all the dodges. - 即使现在已经年届花甲,她仍堪称法式优雅的典范。她总是打扮得干净利落。
Even now in her sixties, she is the epitome of French elegance. She always looks immaculate.
(拓展学习:小词详解 | epitome)