personification

US [pərˌsɑnəfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [pə(r)ˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.拟人;人格化;化身;典型
  • Web拟人化;拟人法;拟人格
Plural Form:personifications  
personification
n.
1.
[c][ususing]
~ of sth
体现某品质或特点的人;化身;典型a person who has a lot of a particular quality or characteristic
She was the personification of elegance.
她是典雅的化身。
2.
[u][c]
拟人;人格化;拟人化的东西(或品质等)the practice of representing objects, qualities, etc. as humans, in art and literature; an object, quality, etc. that is represented in this way
the personification of autumn in Keats's poem
济慈诗歌中对秋天的拟人化

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