personify

单词音标

personify音标[pә\'sɒnifai]

汉语翻译

vt. 看做人, 赋与人性, 使人格化, 体现, 是...的化身

词型变化

名词:personifier动词过去式:personified过去分词:personified现在分词:personifying第三人称单数:personifies

英语解释

动词 personify:

invest with or as with a body; give body to

同义词：body

represent, as of a character on stage

同义词：embody, be

attribute human qualities to something

同义词：personate

例句

He is kindness personified.

他是善良的化身。

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。

The sun and the moon are often personified in poetry.

诗歌中常把日、 月拟人化。

He personifies the worship of money.

他是拜金的化身。

详细解释

per.son.i.fy

v.tr.（及物动词）

per.son.i.fied,per.son.i.fy.ing,per.son.i.fies

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：

例句：

.To make history or psychology alive I personify it.(Anaôs 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)

To represent (an object or abstraction) by a human figure.

以人形代表（事物或抽象的观念）

To represent (an abstract quality or idea):

代表（一种抽象的性质或思想）：

例句：

This character personifies evil.

这个人物代表邪恶

To be the embodiment or perfect example of:

象征，体现：成为一个化身或恰当的例子：

例句：

.Stalin now personified bolshevism in the eyes of the world.(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)

来源：

French personnifier

法语 personnifier

from personne [person]

源自 personne [个人]

from Old French persone * see person

源自 古法语 persone *参见 person

【引伸】

person.ifi.er

n.（名词）