| [/pəˈsɔnɪfaɪ; pɚˋsɑnəˏfaɪ/] v (pt, pp -fied) [Tn] 用法:
1 (a) treat (sth) as if it were a human being 将（某事物）人格化、 拟人化:
The sun and the moon are often personified in poetry. 诗歌中常把日、 月拟人化.
(b) represent (an idea, a quality, etc) in human form; symbolize 以人的形象表现（思想、 品质等）; 象徵:
Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman holding a pair of scales. 常把蒙著眼睛手持天平的女人当作正义的象徵. 用法:
2 be an example in human form of a quality or characteristic, esp one possessed to an extreme degree 为某品质或特点的化身（尤指极典型的）:
He personifies the worship of money. 他是拜金的化身. *
He is kindness personified. 他是善良的化身. |