Definition of personification in English:

personification

noun pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)npərˌsɑnəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

1mass noun The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
人格化，拟人化
the book provides a sustained account of how literary personification works
Example sentencesExamples
- In Matthew, Jesus is the fulfillment and personification of Torah, the fully ‘faithful Child whom God had desired in Israel.’
- But indeed it is only strictly speaking that something is amiss, only if the allegorical content of each personification must be taken seriously.
- This supposed personification of an ancient sacred landscape appears as nothing of the sort but rather a generic Old Man River figurehead.
- Then there is the striking personification of Wisdom as Woman, the most extensive personification in the entire Bible.
- Twain rarely uses personification in this work.
- You might even say that Anne serves as an American name for the tempter Mara, personification of desire in the Buddhist cosmology.
- The use of the Greek word mammon, meaning money or wealth, in this context carries a sort of personification.
- Evil, mysterious, hostile to health and goodness, demons were once viewed as inferior gods-the personification of the powers behind human sickness, idolatry, and heresy.
- With its emphasis on personification and topical allusion, allegory has a long association with political discourse.
- In the drawing for the full composition, the personification of architecture holds a model of a structure with Doric columns.
- To stress apostrophe, personification, prosopopoeia, and hyperbole is to join the theorists who through the ages have emphasized what distinguishes the lyric from other speech acts, what makes it the most literary of forms.
- The lake is a personification of peace, tranquillity and unfathomable calm.
- His grave monument reportedly featured the personification of Oligarchy setting fire to personified Democracy.
- Here a personification of Painting, crowned with the eye of perspective, is shown in profile extending an embrace toward the hands of friendship.
- His initial poems lean heavily on outmoded styles and subjects, such as Norse personification, sailors of Devon, or the bird as a correlative for soaring aspiration.
- In those cultures, many scholars and many books would say the same: All these gods are then personification of some nature or phenomenon.
- The goddess Nature is an amoral pagan personification, her laws harsh and ineluctable.
- Perhaps it's partially the combination of personification and blatant gender stereotypes.
- The case may be, the argument might run, that Hebrew can use the singular where most languages, including English, may prefer the plural for a group, and hence there is no real employment of personification.
- The function of this process of personification is that it permits nature to be thought of as if it were a society of persons, and so makes of it a social or moral order.
2A figure intended to represent an abstract quality.
化身
the knight is accompanied by two feminine personifications of vice
那骑士由两个邪恶的女性化身陪伴。
Example sentencesExamples
- Amusingly, the personifications of both Honour and Pleasure have the faces of Raphael's future Madonnas.
- Eros is a term insufficiently abstract; Eros is a god, Aphrodite a personification.
- The biblical figures bracket seated personifications of Virtues, and they establish the underlying context: mankind's redemption through Christ's advent.
- Momus, from the Greek word for blame or criticism, was the ancient world's personification of the contrarian spirit.
- How can I muster the strength to return to the scene of such a crime against humanity, such a blatant dereliction of the dignity of persons (and personifications of Evil)?
- By far the majority of personifications are feminine, products of either an idealization or demonization of woman.
- Not only did Cameron produce numerous portraits of Jackson as herself, but also as a poetic ‘Stella’ and a personification of ‘Beauty.’
- However, he reflected deeply on the existence of this inner woman who possessed the power to upset him, and concluded that she must be the personification of his soul.
- In fact, this motif has been interpreted as a personification of Bounty or Charity, a symbol of Ecclesia, or simply as a poor Dutch woman who seeks shelter for herself and her children in the church.
Synonyms
embodiment, incarnation, epitome, quintessence, essence, type, symbol, soul, picture, model, symbolization, exemplification, exemplar, image, representation, likeness, manifestation
rare avatar
1. 2.1 A person or thing regarded as embodying a quality, concept, etc.
  化身，象征
  he was the very personification of British pluck and diplomacy
  他就是英国勇气和外交的象征。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is the personification of eclecticism which results in a frustratingly mixed qualitative output.
  The ultimate personification of God's love was Jesus, and His love was expressed through the action of dying on the cross.
  These people have become the epitome and complete personification of Greed and Corruption.
  His public image was the personification of noblesse oblige, a wholesome and vigorous young president with a beautiful wife and young children.
  He is the personification of material universe in all its various magnificent manifestations.
  He remains its moderator, its icon, its personification.
  Music is simply an personification of the soul.
  That's all this personification of modesty has to say.
  He was the personification and embodiment of hip-hop.
  She looked the personification of pre-adolescent sulkiness, which perhaps explains the star quality she has for girls aged seven to 10.
  They acted as the personification or representatives of the party and the country, which were considered two sides of the same coin.
  She is the archetypal personification of the sonnet claim because she promises Petrarch poetic fame.
  Synonyms
  embodiment, incarnation, paragon

Definition of personification in US English:

personification

nounpərˌsänəfəˈkāSH(ə)npərˌsɑnəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n

1The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
人格化，拟人化
Example sentencesExamples
- The goddess Nature is an amoral pagan personification, her laws harsh and ineluctable.
- To stress apostrophe, personification, prosopopoeia, and hyperbole is to join the theorists who through the ages have emphasized what distinguishes the lyric from other speech acts, what makes it the most literary of forms.
- In the drawing for the full composition, the personification of architecture holds a model of a structure with Doric columns.
- The lake is a personification of peace, tranquillity and unfathomable calm.
- The function of this process of personification is that it permits nature to be thought of as if it were a society of persons, and so makes of it a social or moral order.
- His grave monument reportedly featured the personification of Oligarchy setting fire to personified Democracy.
- In Matthew, Jesus is the fulfillment and personification of Torah, the fully ‘faithful Child whom God had desired in Israel.’
- Twain rarely uses personification in this work.
- But indeed it is only strictly speaking that something is amiss, only if the allegorical content of each personification must be taken seriously.
- The use of the Greek word mammon, meaning money or wealth, in this context carries a sort of personification.
- This supposed personification of an ancient sacred landscape appears as nothing of the sort but rather a generic Old Man River figurehead.
- Here a personification of Painting, crowned with the eye of perspective, is shown in profile extending an embrace toward the hands of friendship.
- In those cultures, many scholars and many books would say the same: All these gods are then personification of some nature or phenomenon.
- Evil, mysterious, hostile to health and goodness, demons were once viewed as inferior gods-the personification of the powers behind human sickness, idolatry, and heresy.
- His initial poems lean heavily on outmoded styles and subjects, such as Norse personification, sailors of Devon, or the bird as a correlative for soaring aspiration.
- The case may be, the argument might run, that Hebrew can use the singular where most languages, including English, may prefer the plural for a group, and hence there is no real employment of personification.
- Then there is the striking personification of Wisdom as Woman, the most extensive personification in the entire Bible.
- Perhaps it's partially the combination of personification and blatant gender stereotypes.
- You might even say that Anne serves as an American name for the tempter Mara, personification of desire in the Buddhist cosmology.
- With its emphasis on personification and topical allusion, allegory has a long association with political discourse.
1. 1.1 A figure intended to represent an abstract quality.
  化身
  the design on the franc shows Marianne, the personification of the French republic
  Example sentencesExamples
  Not only did Cameron produce numerous portraits of Jackson as herself, but also as a poetic ‘Stella’ and a personification of ‘Beauty.’
  How can I muster the strength to return to the scene of such a crime against humanity, such a blatant dereliction of the dignity of persons (and personifications of Evil)?
  In fact, this motif has been interpreted as a personification of Bounty or Charity, a symbol of Ecclesia, or simply as a poor Dutch woman who seeks shelter for herself and her children in the church.
  The biblical figures bracket seated personifications of Virtues, and they establish the underlying context: mankind's redemption through Christ's advent.
  By far the majority of personifications are feminine, products of either an idealization or demonization of woman.
  Amusingly, the personifications of both Honour and Pleasure have the faces of Raphael's future Madonnas.
  Momus, from the Greek word for blame or criticism, was the ancient world's personification of the contrarian spirit.
  Eros is a term insufficiently abstract; Eros is a god, Aphrodite a personification.
  However, he reflected deeply on the existence of this inner woman who possessed the power to upset him, and concluded that she must be the personification of his soul.
  Synonyms
  embodiment, incarnation, epitome, quintessence, essence, type, symbol, soul, picture, model, symbolization, exemplification, exemplar, image, representation, likeness, manifestation
2. 1.2in singular A person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing.
  化身，象征
  he was the very personification of British pluck and diplomacy
  他就是英国勇气和外交的象征。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ultimate personification of God's love was Jesus, and His love was expressed through the action of dying on the cross.
  They acted as the personification or representatives of the party and the country, which were considered two sides of the same coin.
  That's all this personification of modesty has to say.
  He is the personification of material universe in all its various magnificent manifestations.
  He is the personification of eclecticism which results in a frustratingly mixed qualitative output.
  She looked the personification of pre-adolescent sulkiness, which perhaps explains the star quality she has for girls aged seven to 10.
  She is the archetypal personification of the sonnet claim because she promises Petrarch poetic fame.
  These people have become the epitome and complete personification of Greed and Corruption.
  He was the personification and embodiment of hip-hop.
  His public image was the personification of noblesse oblige, a wholesome and vigorous young president with a beautiful wife and young children.
  Music is simply an personification of the soul.
  He remains its moderator, its icon, its personification.
  Synonyms
  embodiment, incarnation, paragon

词汇	personification
释义	Definition of personification in English: personification noun pəˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)npərˌsɑnəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n 1mass noun The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. 人格化，拟人化 the book provides a sustained account of how literary personification works Example sentencesExamples In Matthew, Jesus is the fulfillment and personification of Torah, the fully ‘faithful Child whom God had desired in Israel.’ But indeed it is only strictly speaking that something is amiss, only if the allegorical content of each personification must be taken seriously. This supposed personification of an ancient sacred landscape appears as nothing of the sort but rather a generic Old Man River figurehead. Then there is the striking personification of Wisdom as Woman, the most extensive personification in the entire Bible. Twain rarely uses personification in this work. You might even say that Anne serves as an American name for the tempter Mara, personification of desire in the Buddhist cosmology. The use of the Greek word mammon, meaning money or wealth, in this context carries a sort of personification. Evil, mysterious, hostile to health and goodness, demons were once viewed as inferior gods-the personification of the powers behind human sickness, idolatry, and heresy. With its emphasis on personification and topical allusion, allegory has a long association with political discourse. In the drawing for the full composition, the personification of architecture holds a model of a structure with Doric columns. To stress apostrophe, personification, prosopopoeia, and hyperbole is to join the theorists who through the ages have emphasized what distinguishes the lyric from other speech acts, what makes it the most literary of forms. The lake is a personification of peace, tranquillity and unfathomable calm. His grave monument reportedly featured the personification of Oligarchy setting fire to personified Democracy. Here a personification of Painting, crowned with the eye of perspective, is shown in profile extending an embrace toward the hands of friendship. His initial poems lean heavily on outmoded styles and subjects, such as Norse personification, sailors of Devon, or the bird as a correlative for soaring aspiration. In those cultures, many scholars and many books would say the same: All these gods are then personification of some nature or phenomenon. The goddess Nature is an amoral pagan personification, her laws harsh and ineluctable. Perhaps it's partially the combination of personification and blatant gender stereotypes. The case may be, the argument might run, that Hebrew can use the singular where most languages, including English, may prefer the plural for a group, and hence there is no real employment of personification. The function of this process of personification is that it permits nature to be thought of as if it were a society of persons, and so makes of it a social or moral order. 2A figure intended to represent an abstract quality. 化身 the knight is accompanied by two feminine personifications of vice 那骑士由两个邪恶的女性化身陪伴。 Example sentencesExamples Amusingly, the personifications of both Honour and Pleasure have the faces of Raphael's future Madonnas. Eros is a term insufficiently abstract; Eros is a god, Aphrodite a personification. The biblical figures bracket seated personifications of Virtues, and they establish the underlying context: mankind's redemption through Christ's advent. Momus, from the Greek word for blame or criticism, was the ancient world's personification of the contrarian spirit. How can I muster the strength to return to the scene of such a crime against humanity, such a blatant dereliction of the dignity of persons (and personifications of Evil)? By far the majority of personifications are feminine, products of either an idealization or demonization of woman. Not only did Cameron produce numerous portraits of Jackson as herself, but also as a poetic ‘Stella’ and a personification of ‘Beauty.’ However, he reflected deeply on the existence of this inner woman who possessed the power to upset him, and concluded that she must be the personification of his soul. In fact, this motif has been interpreted as a personification of Bounty or Charity, a symbol of Ecclesia, or simply as a poor Dutch woman who seeks shelter for herself and her children in the church. Synonyms embodiment, incarnation, epitome, quintessence, essence, type, symbol, soul, picture, model, symbolization, exemplification, exemplar, image, representation, likeness, manifestation rare avatar 2.1 A person or thing regarded as embodying a quality, concept, etc. 化身，象征 he was the very personification of British pluck and diplomacy 他就是英国勇气和外交的象征。 Example sentencesExamples He is the personification of eclecticism which results in a frustratingly mixed qualitative output. The ultimate personification of God's love was Jesus, and His love was expressed through the action of dying on the cross. These people have become the epitome and complete personification of Greed and Corruption. His public image was the personification of noblesse oblige, a wholesome and vigorous young president with a beautiful wife and young children. He is the personification of material universe in all its various magnificent manifestations. He remains its moderator, its icon, its personification. Music is simply an personification of the soul. That's all this personification of modesty has to say. He was the personification and embodiment of hip-hop. She looked the personification of pre-adolescent sulkiness, which perhaps explains the star quality she has for girls aged seven to 10. They acted as the personification or representatives of the party and the country, which were considered two sides of the same coin. She is the archetypal personification of the sonnet claim because she promises Petrarch poetic fame. Synonyms embodiment, incarnation, paragon Definition of personification in US English: personification nounpərˌsänəfəˈkāSH(ə)npərˌsɑnəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n 1The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. 人格化，拟人化 Example sentencesExamples The goddess Nature is an amoral pagan personification, her laws harsh and ineluctable. To stress apostrophe, personification, prosopopoeia, and hyperbole is to join the theorists who through the ages have emphasized what distinguishes the lyric from other speech acts, what makes it the most literary of forms. In the drawing for the full composition, the personification of architecture holds a model of a structure with Doric columns. The lake is a personification of peace, tranquillity and unfathomable calm. The function of this process of personification is that it permits nature to be thought of as if it were a society of persons, and so makes of it a social or moral order. His grave monument reportedly featured the personification of Oligarchy setting fire to personified Democracy. In Matthew, Jesus is the fulfillment and personification of Torah, the fully ‘faithful Child whom God had desired in Israel.’ Twain rarely uses personification in this work. But indeed it is only strictly speaking that something is amiss, only if the allegorical content of each personification must be taken seriously. The use of the Greek word mammon, meaning money or wealth, in this context carries a sort of personification. This supposed personification of an ancient sacred landscape appears as nothing of the sort but rather a generic Old Man River figurehead. Here a personification of Painting, crowned with the eye of perspective, is shown in profile extending an embrace toward the hands of friendship. In those cultures, many scholars and many books would say the same: All these gods are then personification of some nature or phenomenon. Evil, mysterious, hostile to health and goodness, demons were once viewed as inferior gods-the personification of the powers behind human sickness, idolatry, and heresy. His initial poems lean heavily on outmoded styles and subjects, such as Norse personification, sailors of Devon, or the bird as a correlative for soaring aspiration. The case may be, the argument might run, that Hebrew can use the singular where most languages, including English, may prefer the plural for a group, and hence there is no real employment of personification. Then there is the striking personification of Wisdom as Woman, the most extensive personification in the entire Bible. Perhaps it's partially the combination of personification and blatant gender stereotypes. You might even say that Anne serves as an American name for the tempter Mara, personification of desire in the Buddhist cosmology. With its emphasis on personification and topical allusion, allegory has a long association with political discourse. 1.1 A figure intended to represent an abstract quality. 化身 the design on the franc shows Marianne, the personification of the French republic Example sentencesExamples Not only did Cameron produce numerous portraits of Jackson as herself, but also as a poetic ‘Stella’ and a personification of ‘Beauty.’ How can I muster the strength to return to the scene of such a crime against humanity, such a blatant dereliction of the dignity of persons (and personifications of Evil)? In fact, this motif has been interpreted as a personification of Bounty or Charity, a symbol of Ecclesia, or simply as a poor Dutch woman who seeks shelter for herself and her children in the church. The biblical figures bracket seated personifications of Virtues, and they establish the underlying context: mankind's redemption through Christ's advent. By far the majority of personifications are feminine, products of either an idealization or demonization of woman. Amusingly, the personifications of both Honour and Pleasure have the faces of Raphael's future Madonnas. Momus, from the Greek word for blame or criticism, was the ancient world's personification of the contrarian spirit. Eros is a term insufficiently abstract; Eros is a god, Aphrodite a personification. However, he reflected deeply on the existence of this inner woman who possessed the power to upset him, and concluded that she must be the personification of his soul. Synonyms embodiment, incarnation, epitome, quintessence, essence, type, symbol, soul, picture, model, symbolization, exemplification, exemplar, image, representation, likeness, manifestation 1.2in singular A person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing. 化身，象征 he was the very personification of British pluck and diplomacy 他就是英国勇气和外交的象征。 Example sentencesExamples The ultimate personification of God's love was Jesus, and His love was expressed through the action of dying on the cross. They acted as the personification or representatives of the party and the country, which were considered two sides of the same coin. That's all this personification of modesty has to say. He is the personification of material universe in all its various magnificent manifestations. He is the personification of eclecticism which results in a frustratingly mixed qualitative output. She looked the personification of pre-adolescent sulkiness, which perhaps explains the star quality she has for girls aged seven to 10. She is the archetypal personification of the sonnet claim because she promises Petrarch poetic fame. These people have become the epitome and complete personification of Greed and Corruption. He was the personification and embodiment of hip-hop. His public image was the personification of noblesse oblige, a wholesome and vigorous young president with a beautiful wife and young children. Music is simply an personification of the soul. He remains its moderator, its icon, its personification. Synonyms embodiment, incarnation, paragon
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