英语单词

personification是什么意思

personification

英 [pə,sɒnɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [pɚ,sɑnɪfɪ'keʃən]
  • n. 人格化;化身;拟人法(一种修辞手法);象征

英文词源


personification (n.)
1755, noun of action from personify. Sense of "embodiment of a quality in a person" is attested from 1807.

双语例句


1. Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer.
贾尼斯·乔普林是20世纪60年代摇滚女歌手的代表。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She was the personification of elegance.
她是典雅的化身。

来自《权威词典》

3. Santa Claus is the personification of Christmas.
圣诞老人是圣诞节的象征.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He is very personification of selfishness.
他是个典型的自私者.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. It was the personification of the old term spick and span.
俗话用"一水没洗"形容衣服挺括簇新,在这里一点不假.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

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