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be the embodiment of sth
常用单数，后接 of + 抽象名词，表示某人或某物集中体现某种品质。
The judge was the embodiment of fairness.
这位法官是公正的化身。
化身；体现
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
化身；体现
a person or thing that is a perfect example or symbol of a quality or idea
The judge was the embodiment of fairness.
这位法官是公正的化身。
具体化；体现过程
The process of embodying.
抽象概念的具体体现
A physical entity typifying an abstract concept.
知识、个性、文化等通过身体体验而被调节的方式。
The ways that knowledge, personality, culture, etc. are modulated by being experienced through a physical body.
She is the embodiment of patience, never losing her temper even in difficult situations.
她是耐心的化身，即使在困难的情况下也从不发脾气。
This small garden is an embodiment of the community's care for the environment.
这个小花园是社区关心环境的具体体现。
These handmade gifts are embodiments of the friendship between our two families.
这些手工礼物是我们两个家庭之间友谊的具体体现。
常用单数，后接 of + 抽象名词，表示某人或某物集中体现某种品质。
The judge was the embodiment of fairness.
这位法官是公正的化身。
an embodiment 强调某一个具体体现，复数形式为 embodiments。
Her poem is an embodiment of hope.
她的诗是希望的体现。
see...as... 结构表示“把……视为……”，后接 embodiment of 短语。
Many people see him as an embodiment of courage.
许多人把他视为勇气的化身。
Not this
She is embodiment of kindness.
Use this
She is the embodiment of kindness.
embodiment 在此作可数名词，表示“化身；体现”，通常用 the embodiment of... 结构。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉 the；加上 the 才符合英语名词短语的写法。
Not this
His success is an embodiment for hard work.
Use this
His success is an embodiment of hard work.
embodiment 表示“…的体现/化身”时，后面要接介词 of，而不是 for。of 引出被体现的抽象事物，所以应把 for 改为 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
活生生的化身
She was the living embodiment of patience.
她是耐心的活生生的化身。
完美的体现
This building is the perfect embodiment of modern architecture.
这座建筑是现代建筑的完美体现。
物质形态的体现
The sculpture is the physical embodiment of the artist's vision.
这座雕像是艺术家愿景的物质体现。
希望的化身
The rescue team became an embodiment of hope for the stranded villagers.
救援队成为被困村民的希望化身。
邪恶的化身
In the novel, the antagonist is the embodiment of evil.
在小说中，反派是邪恶的化身。
……的化身；……的典型体现
She is the embodiment of grace.
她是优雅的化身。
活生生的化身；……的真实写照
He is the living embodiment of courage.
他是勇气的活生生的化身。
……的极致化身；……的完美体现
The new library is the very embodiment of modern architecture.
这座新图书馆是现代建筑的完美体现。
Use embodiment naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：embody 由 em-（使）和 body（身体）组成，把抽象想法装进身体，就是“具体化、化身”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、public speeches、news articles、everyday metaphors embodiment 的正式程度会随语境变化：多用于学术文章、演讲和新闻评论等书面或正式场合，表示“化身、具体体现”；在日常口语中较少直接使用，但出现在比喻性表达里也不算罕见。
None of these words rhymes with embodiment. The -ment words (government, statement, punishment, development, management) share the final spelling and the unstressed /mənt/ suffix, but their stressed vowels are different. Body shares the /ˈbɒd/ sound and spelling at the start, but its ending /i/ does not match /ɪmənt/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.