An exemplar is a person or thing you can point to and say, 'This is a good example of that kind of thing' — sometimes the best one, sometimes just a typical one.

An exemplar is a person or thing exemplar是一個人或東西 you can point to and say你可以指著它說 'This is a good example of that kind of thing'「這就是那種東西的好例子」 sometimes the best one有時候是最好的那個 sometimes just a typical one有時候只是很典型的那個

A teacher might keep one student's essay as an exemplar for the class. A museum might show one vase as an exemplar of a whole style.

A teacher might keep one student's essay老師可能會留一篇學生的作文 as an exemplar for the class當作全班的exemplar A museum might show one vase博物館可能會展出一個花瓶 as an exemplar of a whole style當作整個風格的exemplar

The word is formal; in everyday talk people just say example or model. Though actually, exemplar often carries a quiet extra meaning that example does not: this one is worth copying, or this one stands for the type.

The word is formal這個字很正式 in everyday talk日常說話裡 people just say example or model大家就直接說example或model Though actually不過其實 exemplar often carries a quiet extra meaning that example does notexemplar常常悄悄多帶了example沒有的意思 this one is worth copying這個是值得拿來模仿的 or this one stands for the type或這個代表了那一整類

You will see it in school papers, design work, and university writing more than in speech. There is a rare adjective use too, but people almost always say exemplary instead.

You will see it你會在 in school papers, design work, and university writing學校報告、設計作品和大學寫作裡 more than in speech看到它，比在口說裡更常見 There is a rare adjective use too也有少見的形容詞用法 but people almost always say exemplary instead不過大家幾乎都改說exemplary