incarnation
noun
uk/ˌɪn.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.kɑːrˈneɪ.ʃən/[C]
aparticularlife, inreligionsthatbelievethat we have manylives:
（宗教观念中人的）化身Hebelievesthat he was aRomanwarriorin apreviousincarnation.他认为自己前世是一名罗马勇士。
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reincarnation
[C]
aparticularphysicalformorconditionof something or someone that ischangingordeveloping:
特殊体现，特殊状态Thisfilmis thelatestincarnation of afairytalethatdatesback to theMiddleAges.这部影片是对中世纪一则神话故事的最新演绎。
the incarnation ofsomething
anextremeexample, inhumanform, of aparticularcharacteristicortypeofbehaviour:
（特定特征或行为类型的）化身He wastheincarnationofevil(= wasextremelyevil).他是邪恶的化身。
She'stheincarnationofeverything Ihateaboutpolitics.她是我所痛恨的一切丑陋的政治事物的化身。
[U]
theappearanceof agodas ahuman
道成肉身（神以人的形式出现）Categories and varieties
- bad/big boyidiom
- categoric
- categorical
- category
- classification
- form
- genre
- matter
- model
- order
- polymorphism
- shade
- sort
- stratification
- style
- subcategory
- substance
- typology
- update
- variety
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