anthropomorphic
adjective
uk/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈmɔː.fɪk/us/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈmɔːr.fɪk/treatinganimals,gods, orobjectsas if they arehumaninappearance,character, andbehaviour:
拟人化的；人格化的Hisdrawingsofbirdsarevaguelyanthropomorphic.他画的鸟有点拟人化的风格。
anthropomorphicsculptures/robots拟人化的雕塑/机器人
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anthropomorphism
- In thesefantasystoriesgodsare anthropomorphic personifications whoexistsimplybecausepeoplebelievein them.
- People'sattitudesabout ananimaltendto beaffectedby the animal's anthropomorphiccharacteristics.
- Theartistsaid heenjoyspresentingpearsin anthropomorphicways.
Figurative use of language
- a metaphor forsomethingidiom
- allegorically
- allusion
- anthropomorphize
- figurative
- figure of speech
- idiom
- ironic
- metaphor
- metaphorically
- metonymy
- mix
- mixyourmetaphorsidiom
- mixed metaphor
- non-metaphorical
- pathetic fallacy
- so to speakidiom
- speak
- symbol
- trope