1. 原型；样品；样本
A prototype is a new type of machine or device which is not yet ready to be made in large numbers and sold.

2. 模范；典型
If you say that someone or something is a prototype of a type of person or thing, you mean that they are the first or most typical one of that type.

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: paradigmepitomeimage