1 N-SING 体现某种品质(或特点)的人;典型;化身 If you say that someone is the personification of a particular thing or quality, you mean that they are a perfect example of that thing or that they have a lot of that quality. 体现某种品质(或特点)的人;典型;化身
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Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.
贾尼斯·乔普林是20世纪60年代摇滚女歌手的代表。
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He was usually the personification of kindness. [+ of]
他通常都很和善。
SYN embodiment, image, representation, re-creation
2 N-VAR [usually NOUN of n] 拟人化;象征 A personification of something abstract is its representation in the form of a person. 拟人化;象征
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