represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form
是(品质,观念)的化身
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public pageants and dramas in which virtues and vices were personified .善与恶均有化身的露天历史剧和戏剧。
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把…人格化,把…拟人化
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in the poem the oak trees are personified .在那首诗中橡树被拟人化了。
represent or embody (a quality, concept, or thing) in a physical form
象征(某一品质、观念或事物),体现
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the car personified motoring fun for two decades .汽车体现了驾车的乐趣达20年之久。
"early 18th cent.: from French