anthropomorphism
noun[U]
religion,literatureuk/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈmɔː.fɪ.zəm/us/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈmɔːr.fɪ.zəm/theshowingortreatingofanimals,gods, andobjectsas if they arehumaninappearance,character, orbehaviour:
拟人化,人格化;拟人观Thebooks"Alice in Wonderland", "Peter Rabbit", and "Winnie-the-Pooh" areclassicexamplesof anthropomorphism.像《爱丽斯漫游奇境记》、《兔子彼得》和《小熊维尼》这些书都是拟人创作手法的经典例子。
Figurative use of language
- a metaphor forsomethingidiom
- allegorically
- allusion
- anthropomorphic
- anthropomorphize
- figurative
- figure of speech
- idiom
- ironic
- metaphor
- metonymy
- mix
- mixed metaphor
- non-literal
- non-metaphorical
- pathetic fallacy
- so to speakidiom
- speak
- symbol
- trope