| [/pəˏsɔnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn; pɚˏsɑnəfəˋkeʃən/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] treating sth that is without life as a human being or representing it in human form 人格化; 拟人化; 象徵; 化身:
The personification of evil as a devil is a feature of medieval painting. 用魔鬼象徵罪恶是中世纪绘画的特色.
(b) [C] instance of this 人格化; 拟人化; 象徵; 化身. 用法:
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] ~ of sth person who possesses a quality or characteristic to an extreme degree 极具某品质或特点的人; 典型:
He looked the personification of misery. 他那副样子可谓是苦难的典型. *
She was the personification of elegance. 她是文雅的典范. |