单词 | personify |
释义 | personify[pə'sɒnifai]vt. 看做人, 赋与人性, 使人格化, 体现, 是...的化身 personify per.son.i.fy AHD: [p…r-s¼n“…-fº”] D.J. [p*6sKn*7fa!]K.K. [p+6s$n*7fa!]v.tr.(及物动词) per.son.i.fied,per.son.i.fy.ing,per.son.i.fies 1. To think of or represent (an inanimate object or abstraction) as having personality or the qualities, thoughts, or movements of a living being:拟人化:认为或赋予(无生命的东西或抽象的事物)以人的特性或生物的特性、思维或活动:“To make history or psychology alive I personify it”(&b{Anaïs Nin})“我将历史或心理人格化,使得它具体生动起来”(阿奈斯·尼恩)2. To represent (an object or abstraction) by a human figure.以人形代表(事物或抽象的观念)3. To represent (an abstract quality or idea):代表(一种抽象的性质或思想):This character personifies evil.这个人物代表邪恶4. To be the embodiment or perfect example of:象征,体现:成为一个化身或恰当的例子:“Stalin now personified bolshevism in the eyes of the world”(&b{A.J.P. Taylor})“在整个世界看来,现在斯大林象征着布尔什维克主义”(A.J.P.泰勒)语源:1. French personnifier 法语 personnifier 2. from personne [person] 源自 personne [个人] 3. from Old French persone * see person 源自 古法语 persone *参见 person继承用法:person“ifi”er n.(名词) |
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