personify

B2 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 看做人, 赋与人性, 使人格化, 体现, 是...的化身

发音

其它 /pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/

词形变化

personified personifies 三单 personifies personifying personifying 现在分词 personified 过去式 personified 过去分词

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To be an example of; to have all the attributes of.

    及物

    Mozart could be said to personify musical genius.

  2. 2.

    To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona.

    及物

    The writer personified death in the form of the Grim Reaper.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

be body embody personate

上位词 10

be represent assign attribute symbolize embody ascribe stand for typify impute

下位词 3

body represent exemplify

词源

From French personnifier. By surface analysis, person + -ify or person(a) + -ify.

来源：wiktionary