incarnation
/ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən/noun
1
- a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality（神、妖或抽象性质的）化身（或体现者）：
Rama was Vishnu's incarnation on earth.
罗摩是毗湿奴在人世间的化身。
1.1
the Incarnation
(in Christian theology) the embodiment of God the Son in human flesh as Jesus Christ（基督教神学）道成肉身, 耶稣基督（上帝之子的人形化身）。
2
- (with reference to reincarnation) one of a series of lifetimes which a person spends on earth（有关轮回）一世：
in my next incarnation, I'd like to be the Minister of Fun.
下辈子我想做娱乐部长。
2.1
- the form in which a person spends such a lifetime人生在世, 人世。
词源
Middle English (as a term in Christian theology)： via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio （n-）， from the verb incarnare （see INCARNATE）.