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单词 effigy
释义
effigy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈef.ɪ.dʒi/us
/ˈef.ə.dʒi/
amodelor otherobjectthatrepresentssomeone,especiallyone of ahatedpersonthat ishangedorburnedin apublicplace:
（尤指被憎恨人的）模拟像，雕像；画像
Crowdsmarchedthrough thestreetscarryingburningeffigies of thepresident.示威群众挑着燃烧的总统画像沿街游行。
Synonym
simulacrumformal
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(Definition ofeffigyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

effigy| American Dictionary

effigy
noun[C]
us
/ˈef·ə·dʒi/
amodelof aperson
(Definition ofeffigyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeffigy

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Seven of the effigies were placed to the south with at least four spiked lidded censers.
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To see a statue of this scale displayed indoors is odd, and the way theeffigydominates the interior space is strange at first.
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But wax modelling of plants and flowers belongs to a larger artistic history that includes modelling portraits, effigies, reliefs, and medals.
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Most relevant to this discussion are theeffigyvessels depicting his toothy grin or snarl.
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The assemblage includes numerous items made of hammered and engraved sheet gold, including disks, ornaments, masks, miniature masks, andeffigyspear points.
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Theeffigyvessels discussed in this article have been recovered from all three tiers within this hierarchy.
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Clearly this was happening when clergymen were rough-musicked, or jostled, or mocked ineffigy.
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I suggest that the effigies may depict scenes from myths, especially those associated with world destruction in the form of catastrophic flooding.
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Somewhere, at some time, humans have created belief systems in which we can endow theeffigywith the presence and powers of the deity itself.
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Reptile effigies with gaping mouths decorated the column bases; however, the two heads differed in size and form.
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These pieces may indicate the four-par t division of the world, with an added emphasis on the center quadrant represented by the fiftheffigyvessel.
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I believe he is the figure immediately behind theeffigy.
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In contrast, theeffigyusually appears to be located in "real" space.
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The pale to light red unslippedeffigycylinder was paired with a redware jar to the east.
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The dignity of historical wax effigies gave way in this account to tawdry impersonations made of cheap materials.
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