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having the usual qualities or features of a particular type of person, thing or group 典型的；有代表性的 a typical Italian cafe 典型的意大利式小餐馆 This is a typical example of Roman pottery. 这是一件典型的罗马陶器。 🔊🔊 Judy is a typical American teenager. 朱迪是典型的美国少年。 - typical of somebody/something
This meal is typical of local cookery. 这是有当地风味的饭菜。 🔊🔊 - typical for somebody/something
The weather at the moment is not typical for July. 现在的天气并不是七月份常有的。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesEast Anglia is by no means typical of rural Britain. 东英吉利亚绝对不能代表英国的乡村。 Julia is fairly typical of her age group. 朱莉娅在同龄人中很有代表性。 You must not take this attitude as typical of English people. 你决不应该把这当作英国人典型的态度。
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happening in the usual way; showing what something is usually like 一贯的；平常的 A typical working day for me begins at 7.30. 我的工作日一般在 7:30 开始。 🔊🔊 On a typical day, we receive about 50 letters. 在通常的一天，我们会收到大约50封信。 Draw up your own budget for a typical week. 制定自己的预算（通常一个星期）。 Typical interview questions are ‘Why do you want to study law?’ or ‘Why did you choose this college?’ 通常的面试问题包括“你为什么要攻读法律？”或“你为什么选择这个学院？”
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behaving in the way that you expect 不出所料；特有的 He spoke with typical enthusiasm. 他以其特有的热情讲话。 🔊🔊 Tthe characters don't react to their situation in typical horror movie fashion. 角色不会以典型的恐怖电影形式对自己的处境做出反应。 - typical of somebody/something
It was typical of her to forget. 她这个人就是爱忘事。 🔊🔊 - (informal)
She's late again—typical! 她又迟到了，一贯如此！ 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesThey're going to be late? Now, isn't that just typical? 他们要迟到了吗？嗨，那不是常事吗？ That's altogether typical of Tom! 那只有汤姆才干得出来！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from medieval Latin typicalis, via Latin from Greek tupikos, from tupos ‘impression, figure, type’, from tuptein ‘to strike’.