1727 "to attribute personal form to things or abstractions" (especially as an artistic or literary technique), from person + -fy or from French personnifier (17c.), from personne. Meaning "to represent, embody" attested from 1806. Related: Personified; personifying.
雙語例句
1. She seemed to personify goodness and nobility.
她宛如善良和高貴的化身。
來自柯林斯例句
2. These children personify all that is wrong with the education system.
這些兒童充分體現了教育制度的缺陷。
來自《權威詞典》
3. Artists personify beauty in their works.
藝術家在作品中表現美.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. We often personify the sun and the moon , calling the sun " he " and the moon'she ".
我們經常用 “ 他 ” 來稱呼太陽,用 “ 她 ” 來稱呼月亮,使他們人格化.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. The personify the divine and magic powers worshipped by the people.