paradigm

noun

1. a standard or typical example

e.g. he is the prototype of good breeding
he provided America with an image of the good father

Synonym: prototypeepitomeimage

2. the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

e.g. he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm

3. 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)

Synonym: substitution class

4. systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

1. 样板；范式
A paradigm is a model for something which explains it or shows how it can be produced.

e.g. ...a new paradigm of production.
新的生产范式

2. 典范；范例
A paradigm is a clear and typical example of something.

e.g. He had become the paradigm of the successful man.
他已经成为成功人士的典范。