单词 | personify |
释义 | personify v (pt, pp -fied) [Tn] 1 (a) treat (sth) as if it were a human being 将(某事物)人格化、 拟人化 The sun and the moon are often personified in poetry. 诗歌中常把日、 月拟人化. (b) represent (an idea, a quality, etc) in human form; symbolize 以人的形象表现(思想、 品质等); 象徵 Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman holding a pair of scales. 常把蒙著眼睛手持天平的女人当作正义的象徵. 2 be an example in human form of a quality or characteristic, esp one possessed to an extreme degree 为某品质或特点的化身(尤指极典型的) He personifies the worship of money. 他是拜金的化身. He is kindness personified. 他是善良的化身. |
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