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personify v (pt, pp -fied) [Tn] 1 (a) treat (sth) as if it were a human being 将(某事物)人格化、 拟人化: The sun and the moon are often personified in poetry. 诗歌中常把日、 月拟人化. (b) represent (an idea, a quality, etc) in human form; symbolize 以人的形象表现(思想、 品质等); 象徵: Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman holding a pair of scales. 常把蒙著眼睛手持天平的女人当作正义的象徵. 2 be an example in human form of a quality or characteristic, esp one possessed to an extreme degree 为某品质或特点的化身(尤指极典型的): He personifies the worship of money. 他是拜金的化身. * He is kindness personified. 他是善良的化身. persistency, persistent, persistently, person, person-to-person call, persona, persona grata, persona non grata, personable, personably, personage, personal, personal assistant, personal column, personal pronoun, personality, personality cult, personalize, personalise, personally, personification, personnel, perspective, Perspex, perspicacious, perspicaciously, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuous, perspicuously, perspicuousness, perspicuity, perspiration, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, persuasively, persuasiveness, pert, pertain, Perth, [[修改/添加解释]] |
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