reify

vt. 使具体化, 使人为物

发音

UK /ˈɹiː.ə.faɪ/
US /ˈɹiː.ə.faɪ/
UK /ˈɹeɪ.ə.faɪ/
US /ˈɹeɪ.ə.faɪ/

词形变化

reified reifies 三单 reifies reifying reifying 现在分词 reified 过去式 reified 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

上位词 5

see consider view reckon regard

下位词 2

hypostatise hypostatize

词源

Back-formation from reification, calque from German. Formed as Latin rēs (“thing”) + -ify (English suffix).

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