Word
anthropomorphization
/ˈænθrəpəu,mɔːfaiˈzeiʃən; -fiˈz-/
noun
拟人化；人格化
the act of giving human qualities or characteristics to something that is not human, such as an animal, object, or god
- 1.
endowing with human qualities.
赋予人类特质。
- 2.
ascribing or attributing human characteristics and behaviors to entities.
将人类的特征和行为归于实体。
赋予人类特质。；将人类的特征和行为归于实体。；anthropomorphize的变形
In use
The anthropomorphization of robots can make them seem friendlier to humans.
Children's stories often rely on the anthropomorphization of animals to teach moral lessons.
Some scientists warn against the anthropomorphization of natural phenomena like storms.
Connections
Word family
- anthropomorphizations
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.