Once man came to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable.

一旦人类被看作是在进化过程中发展起来的，那么“人类是包含在他的本质中的一种物质”的观点似乎就站不住脚了。

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The study of the cultural history of smell is, therefore, in a very real sense, an investigation into the essence of human culture.

因此，对嗅觉文化史的研究，从真正意义上讲，是对人类文化本质的调查。

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Speed was of the essence in a project of this type.

速度在一个这种类型的项目中至关重要。

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"Well,this is critical," "The risk of defeat goes up during this time because you have got, in essence,a political campaign.

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Many commentators have observed that The change in name accompanies a change in character, a change of essence in Israel.

许多评论家发现,名字的改变也伴随着性格的改变，以色列本质的改变。

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It's an example of a very common tool that's going to be really useful to us, not just for doing search, but for doing a whole range of problems. That is, in essence, the template the describes a log style algorithm.

不仅仅是做搜索,还可以解决一整类问题,本质上，这个模板就描述了,对数形的算法,我们一会再回来。

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Apigee Insights is a recognition in essence, that a fourth tier must be introduced into applications in addition to UI, Server, and Database.

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Institutions may be loth to invest in a fund that is, in essence, a one-man show.

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The White House says that if a millionaire household's effective tax rate falls below 30%, it would have to pay a surcharge in essence a new Super Alternative Minimum Tax to bring the tax liability to 30%.

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