personify
v
(pt, pp -fied) [Tn]
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.
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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pә'sɒnifai]vt. 看做人, 赋与人性, 使人格化, 体现, 是...的化身
🌿 同词根单词
telephonen. 电话;电话机;(电话机的)话筒;受话器;
vt.& vi. 以电话传送(消息),给(某人)打电话;用电话与(某人)交谈;