ex·em·pla·ry /ɪgˈzɛmpləri/
(a.)可倣效的,可做模範的
Ex·em·pla·ry, n. An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. [Obs.]
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Ex·em·pla·ry a.
1. Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct.
[Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be exemplary. --Bacon.
2. Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages.
3. Illustrating as the proof of a thing.
Exemplary damages. Law See under Damage.
exemplary
adj 1: worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"
[syn: model(a)]
2: being or serving as an illustration of a type; "the free
discussion that is emblematic of democracy"; "an action
exemplary of his conduct"; [syn: emblematic, typic]
3: serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an
exemplary jail sentence" [syn: admonitory, cautionary,
monitory, warning(a)]