personify
/pɜːˈsɒnɪfaɪ/verb
1-ies, -ied
with obj. represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form是（品质, 观念）的化身：public pageants and dramas in which virtues and vices were personified.
善与恶均有化身的露天历史剧和戏剧。
1.1
- （一般作 be personified）attribute a personal nature or human characteristics to (something non-human)把…人格化, 把…拟人化：
in the poem the oak trees are personified.
在那首诗中橡树被拟人化了。
1.2
- represent or embody (a quality, concept, or thing) in a physical form象征（某一品质、观念或事物）, 体现：
the car personified motoring fun for two decades.
汽车体现了驾车的乐趣达20年之久。
派生词
personifier
noun词源
early 18th cent.: from French personnifier, from personne 'person'.