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exemplary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·em·pla·ry /ɪɡˈzempləri/ adjective  1 EXAMPLEexcellent and providing a good example for people to follow 模范的,可作楷模的 a company with an exemplary record on environmental issues 在处理环境问题方面可作为楷模的公司2. [only before noun]WARN an exemplary punishment is very severe and is intended to stop other people from committing the same crime 〔处罚〕儆戒性的,惩戒性的
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exemplaryBut you need to see both; and the performances, under Ayckbourn's direction, are exemplary.For the Berry family, this ancestral slave was exemplary, a model for them to emulate.The writer knows of no case prior to 1964 in which exemplary damages were awarded in a personal injuries claim.Creativity in an exemplary fine arts curriculum is also encouraged.His behaviour in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster was exemplary, his character shone through.exemplary leadership skillsKnight's book, on the other hand, is exemplary middle-brow fiction.an exemplary punishment
ex·em·pla·ry adjectiveChineseSyllable
providing people good example Corpus a for follow and to excellent


exemplary
exemplary /ɪɡˈzempləri/ adjective
1. excellent and providing a good example for people to follow:
    a company with an exemplary record on environmental issues
2. [only before noun] an exemplary punishment is very severe and is intended to stop other people from committing the same crime


ex·em·plaryBrE /ɪɡˈzempləri/ 🔊NAmE /ɪɡˈzempləri/ 🔊 adjectiveproviding a good example for people to copy 典范的;可作榜样的;可作楷模的Her behaviour was exemplary. 她的行为堪作楷模。🔊🔊a man of exemplary character一个具有模范品德的人 [usually before noun] (law 法律 or formal) (of punishment 惩罚) severe; used especially as a warning to others 严厉的;儆戒性的;惩戒性的