Personification
[ [pəˌsɔnifi'keiʃən瑋æiIyk] ]
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n. 拟人, 人格化, 拟人法, 化身, 象征
📝 例句
He is the personification of honesty.
他是诚实的化身。
an artistic personification of beauty
美在艺术(作品)上具体表现
The personification of evil as a devil is a feature of medieval painting.
用魔鬼象徵罪恶是中世纪绘画的特色.
She is the very personification of selfishness.
她是个典型的自私者。
He is the personification of pride [selfishness].
他是傲慢 [自私] 的化身。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
personification
n
1
(a) [U] treating sth that is without life as a human being or representing it in human form 人格化; 拟人化; 象徵; 化身
The personification of evil as a devil is a feature of medieval painting. 用魔鬼象徵罪恶是中世纪绘画的特色.
(b) [C] instance of this 人格化; 拟人化; 象徵; 化身.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
~ of sth person who possesses a quality or characteristic to an extreme degree 极具某品质或特点的人; 典型
He looked the personification of misery. 他那副样子可谓是苦难的典型.
She was the personification of elegance. 她是文雅的典范.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm sick of waiting around like this.
我对这样干等着感到厌烦。
Why didn't you do it?
为什么你不做？
At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
这会儿，书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了，我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的。