per·son·i·fy
verb/pəˈsɒnɪfaɪ/
/pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they personify | /pəˈsɒnɪfaɪ/ /pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it personifies | /pəˈsɒnɪfaɪz/ /pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple personified | /pəˈsɒnɪfaɪd/ /pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle personified | /pəˈsɒnɪfaɪd/ /pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form personifying | /pəˈsɒnɪfaɪɪŋ/ /pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- personify something to be an example of a quality or characteristic, or to have a lot of it
是…的典型；集中表现 - These children personify all that is wrong with the education system.
这些儿童充分体现了教育制度的缺陷。 - He is kindness personified.
他是仁慈的化身。
- These children personify all that is wrong with the education system.
- [usually passive] to show or think of an object, quality, etc. as a person
拟人化；把…人格化 - be personified (as somebody) The river was personified as a goddess.
这条河被人格化为一位女神。
- be personified (as somebody) The river was personified as a goddess.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French personnifier, from personne ‘person’.