personification
n
1
(a) [U] treating sth that is without life as a human being or representing it in human form 人格化; 拟人化; 象徵; 化身
The personification of evil as a devil is a feature of medieval painting. 用魔鬼象徵罪恶是中世纪绘画的特色.
(b) [C] instance of this 人格化; 拟人化; 象徵; 化身.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
~ of sth person who possesses a quality or characteristic to an extreme degree 极具某品质或特点的人; 典型
He looked the personification of misery. 他那副样子可谓是苦难的典型.
She was the personification of elegance. 她是文雅的典范.
🗣️ 情景例句
Cash only, no checks.
只收现金,不收支票。
What's your favourite pastime?
你喜爱的消遣是什么?
and near its lower reaches there is a long tailing-off which is almost certainly the result of material transported out to deep water after being eroded from the continental masses.