paradigm

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par·a·digm /ˈpærədaɪm/ AWL noun [countableC]

1 technicalEXAMPLE a model or example that shows how something works or is produced 〔展示工作原理或制作方法的〕模型，例子

paradigm of

the basic paradigm of the family tree

家谱的基本模式

2 formalEXAMPLE a very clear or typical example of something 示例，范例，样式

paradigm of

Pius XII remained the paradigm of what a pope should be.

庇护十二世一直都是教皇的榜样。

—paradigmatic /ˌpærədɪɡˈmætɪk◂/ adjectiveadj

—paradigmatically /-kli/ adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

paradigm• Community interaction of this kind could be a paradigm for race relations in the future.• Much of modern sociology lacks a paradigm and consequently fails to qualify as science.• Although they embody a real-world claim about how agents are motivated, they function more like a paradigm than a generalization.• Kuhn argues that science education is characterized by an uncritical teaching of the dominant paradigm within a subject.• The needs of today's children cannot be met by our old educational paradigms.• Kuhn's own account of science entails that what is to count as a problem is paradigm or community dependent.• At best, what will emerge from this bureaucratic morass is an entirely new paradigm for dealing with cross-border studies.• New paradigms are sure to emerge.• The old organizational paradigm encouraged employees to view themselves as the occupants of a box called a job.• The prospects for experimental tests of the dynamical transition paradigm seem particularly promising in the case of focal epilepsy.• The Vietnam War has become a powerful anti-war paradigm.

paradigm of• a paradigm of economic failure

From Longman Business Dictionary

paradigmpar·a·digm /ˈpærədaɪm/ noun [countableC] formal

a good example of how a product, system etc can work or be produced

paradigm of/for

J.J.'s success in building Tylenol into a best-seller has become a paradigm of consumer drug marketing.

Origin paradigm

(1400-1500) Late Latin paradigma, from Greek paradeigma, from paradeiknynai “to show side by side”

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