personification
英[pə,sɒnɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n]
美[pɚ,sɑnɪfɪ'keʃən]
- n. 人格化；化身；拟人法（一种修辞手法）；象征
词态变化
复数: personifications;
英文词源
- personification (n.)
- 1755, noun of action from personify. Sense of "embodiment of a quality in a person" is attested from 1807.
双语例句
- 1. Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.
- 贾尼斯·乔普林是20世纪60年代摇滚女歌手的代表。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was the personification of elegance.
- 她是典雅的化身。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Santa Claus is the personification of Christmas.
- 圣诞老人是圣诞节的象征.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He is very personification of selfishness.
- 他是个典型的自私者.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. It was the personification of the old term spick and span.
- 俗话用"一水没洗"形容衣服挺括簇新,在这里一点不假.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹