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单词 personification
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personification
noun[Cusually singular,U]
uk
/pəˌsɒn.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/pɚˌsɑː.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
apersonwho is aperfectexampleof something:
Sheplayedacharacterwho was the personificationofevil.
They werecreators,builders, the personification of everything that is good aboutAmerica.
literaturespecialized
theactof giving ahumanqualityorcharacteristicto something which is nothuman, or anexampleof this:
拟人化，人格化；化身，象征
Nemesis, inGreekmythology, is the personification ofdivinejusticeand thevengeanceof thegods.在希腊神话中，复仇女神是神圣正义和众神复仇的象征。
In thescriptures, there is a verystrongpersonification ofwisdomasfeminine.在圣经中，智慧的化身常常是女性，这一点非常明显。
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personify
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  • He was the personification ofcouragewith all theillnesseshe went through.
  • Hespentalongtimetalkingfranklytojournalistsand being the personification ofcharmitself.
  • Theiremperorwasmeantto be the personification of thesun.
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(Definition ofpersonificationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
personification
noun[Cusually singular,U]
uk
/pəˌsɒn.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/pɚˌsɑː.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
literaturespecialized
theactof giving ahumanqualityorcharacteristicto something which is nothuman, or anexampleof this
拟人化，人格化；化身，象征
Nemesis, inGreekmythology, is the personification ofdivinejusticeand thevengeanceof thegods.在希腊神话中，复仇女神是神圣正义和众神复仇的象征。
In thescriptures, there is a verystrongpersonification ofwisdomasfeminine.在圣经中，智慧的化身常常是女性，这一点非常明显。
See
personify
More examples
  • He was the personification ofcouragewith all theillnesseshe went through.
  • Hespentalongtimetalkingfranklytojournalistsand being the personification ofcharmitself.
  • Theiremperorwasmeantto be the personification of thesun.

personification| American Dictionary

personification
noun[U]
us
/pərˌsɑn·ə·fɪˈkeɪ·ʃən/
literature
thedescriptionof anobjector anideaas if it hadhumancharacteristics:
Theypaidtributeto theartistas "the personification ofexcellence."
(Definition ofpersonificationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonification

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He is usually thought to be apersonificationof evil, and in the minds of many he comes dangerously close to comedy in this regard.
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Of course,personificationis dangerous ground even when as stripped of indulgence and as credible as it is here.
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Typically, futuristic or alienpersonificationand representation by popular musicians attempt to circumvent this line of thinking.
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It is also a process we can stand back from, recognizing, nevertheless, the perception of the phenomena thatpersonificationsecures.
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There are two especially interesting features about this particularpersonification.
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In fact, identification of all urban personifications was, and is, often a challenge.
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Law as integrity is the device by which thispersonificationis to be achieved.
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This reconciliation was explained earlier in terms ofpersonificationand attachment.
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The central idea of thepersonificationproject is that it must be possible to see the political community as a moral agent.
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If a legal system displays integrity, the political community becomes amenable topersonification.
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The system aims to provide an anthropomorphic and affective user interface through itspersonificationof an embodied conversational agent.
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Thepersonificationof which is the communitarian notion of 'the international community'.
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Unlike other personifications, she was worshipped as a minor deity and did not dramatically change her appearance when representing different places.
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It was argued that the ideal of integrity was closely related to thepersonificationproject.
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These feelings of veneration and attachment, this complex of community, integrity, andpersonification, suggest a means of reconciling authority and autonomy.
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