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sb/sth be the personification of sth
表示某人或某物集中体现了某种抽象品质；of 后接抽象名词。
In Greek mythology, Athena is the personification of wisdom.
在希腊神话中，雅典娜是智慧的化身。
拟人；拟人化；人格化
personifications — plural of personification
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拟人；拟人化；人格化
The act of giving human qualities to an abstract idea or inanimate thing, especially as a literary device.
In Greek mythology, Athena is the personification of wisdom.
在希腊神话中，雅典娜是智慧的化身。
体现某种品质或思想的人、物或名称；化身或例证。
A person, thing, or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
代表抽象品质的人
a person who represents an abstract quality
将抽象品质具象化为人的艺术表现。
An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human.
将抽象品质或思想拟人化
representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
She is the personification of grace and elegance.
她是优雅与高贵的化身。
AI contextual example
The poet uses the sun as a personification of life.
诗人将太阳作为生命的拟人化象征。
AI contextual example
To many, the dictator was the personification of cruelty.
对许多人来说，这个独裁者是残忍的化身。
AI contextual example
she is the personification of optimism
她是乐观的化身。
WordNet
表示某人或某物集中体现了某种抽象品质；of 后接抽象名词。
In Greek mythology, Athena is the personification of wisdom.
在希腊神话中，雅典娜是智慧的化身。
as 后接拟人化后的具体形象，多用于文学或艺术评论。
The artist's personification of time as an old man is famous.
这位艺术家把时间拟人化为一位老人，这一手法很有名。
此处 personification 指“拟人手法”，通常不带冠词。
The poet uses personification to describe the wind.
诗人运用拟人手法来描写风。
Not this
The writer personification the wind in the poem.
Use this
The writer personifies the wind in the poem.
personification 是名词，不能直接跟在主语后作谓语。表达“把……拟人化”时需要用动词 personify；这里主语是单数，所以用第三人称单数 personifies。这是受中文“拟人”可兼作动词影响的词性错误。
Not this
She has a strong personification and is very popular.
Use this
She has a strong personality and is very popular.
personification 意为“拟人、化身”，不表示“性格、人格”；表达“个性/性格”应用 personality。两个词词形相近，且中文“人格/人格化”容易造成混淆，因此产生误用。
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邪恶的化身
The villain in the story is the personification of evil.
故事中的反派是邪恶的化身。
运用拟人手法
The writer uses personification to describe the wind.
作者运用拟人手法来描写风。
文学中的拟人手法
Personification in literature gives human qualities to objects or ideas.
文学中的拟人手法将人的特质赋予物体或思想。
……的化身；……的典型代表
She is often described as the personification of elegance.
她常被形容为优雅的化身。
……的最佳化身；……的活典型
To the children, their grandfather was the very personification of wisdom.
在孩子们眼里，祖父就是智慧的最佳化身。
……的活化身
He is a walking personification of endurance.
他是耐力的活化身。
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词里藏着person（人），把事物写得像人就是拟人化；化身可记作‘某种品质的活人代表’。
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常表达、文学与修辞分析 该词有两种相关用法：一指“化身/典型”，通常用于日常表达和一般书面语；二指“拟人”修辞手法，比较常见于文学分析或修辞讨论。整体语域偏中性，具体语境随所指含义不同而有所变化，建议先看搭配判断。
这些词都以重读的 /-keɪʃən/ 结尾，与 personification 押韵。注意 personification 开头的 'personi-' 读作 /pɝˌsɑnə-/，而单独的 person 读作 /ˈpɝːsən/；另外，-ation 结尾不一定都读 /keɪʃən/，如 nation /ˈneɪʃən/。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.