personification
英 [p?,s?n?f?'ke??(?)n]
美[p?,sɑn?f?'ke??n]
- n. 人格化；化身；擬人法（一種修辭手法）；象征
GRE
詞態變化
復數:?personifications;
英文詞源
- personification (n.)
- 1755, noun of action from personify. Sense of "embodiment of a quality in a person" is attested from 1807.
雙語例句
- 1. Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.
- 賈尼斯·喬普林是20世紀60年代搖滾女歌手的代表。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She was the personification of elegance.
- 她是典雅的化身。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Santa Claus is the personification of Christmas.
- 圣誕老人是圣誕節的象征.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He is very personification of selfishness.
- 他是個典型的自私者.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. It was the personification of the old term spick and span.
- 俗話用"一水沒洗"形容衣服挺括簇新,在這里一點不假.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹