systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word
a standard or typical example;
\\\"he is the prototype of good breeding\\\"
\\\"he provided America with an image of the good father\\\"
the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)
the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time;
\\\"he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm\\\"
造句
用作名詞(n.)
There\\\'s no paradigm to follow in this new industry. 在這個嶄新的行業里沒有范例可做參考。
No prevailing paradigm in science lasts forever. 科學中沒有任何流行范式能夠存在永遠。
We now see paradigms and paradigm overthrows everywhere, inside of science and out. 我們現在可以隨處看到典范和推翻典范的事例，無論在科學還是其他方面。
The Aristotelian paradigm prefers the frog perspective, whereas the Platonic paradigm prefers the bird perspective. 亞里士多德的典范偏向蛙的眼光，而柏拉圖的典范偏向鳥的眼光。
常用短語
programming paradigm
程序設計范例...
automation-based software paradigm
[計] 基于自動化的...
paradigm shift
方法的根本變化...
組詞
In the drive for order..history..selects criticism as both paradigm and instrument of such a project.
出自：T. Eagleton
The momentous discovery of universal gravitation..became the paradigm of successful science.