EJDict
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日本語WordNet
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
JMdict
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The intrinsic nature or most important quality of something; also, an extract or concentrate.
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Natural kind terms like "water" refer to underlying essence rather than superficial properties, according to causal-historical theories of reference.
「水」のような自然種名辞は、因果-歴史的指示理論によれば、表面的性質ではなく基礎となる本質を指示する。
Conceptual necessity derives from meanings rather than worldly essences, though distinguishing these sources proves philosophically contentious ultimately.
概念的必然性は世界的本質ではなく意味から導出されるが、これらの源泉を区別することは最終的に哲学的に論争的であることが判明する。
Renaissance portraiture captured the essence of its subjects.
ルネサンスの肖像画は被写体の本質を捉えていました。