Definition of personify in English:

personify

verbpersonifying, personifies, personified pəˈsɒnɪfʌɪpərˈsɑnəˌfaɪ

[with object]

1Represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form.
是（品质，观念）的化身
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。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is true, as others have argued, that Byron personifies the imperial and despotic nature of Russia in his portrait of the queen, but this is only a partial rendering of a significant section of the poem as a whole.
- Images of Charity personified often show a child suckling at each of her breasts.
- Because prejudice is not personified I believe that it was not to be the object of Jane Austen's sharper criticism.
- She has chosen to personify this trait in several characters in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ although it is hard to find one character who portrays prejudice alone, throughout the novel.
- Where nature is usually personified as a woman, and man the destroyer, here the roles are reversed.
- The choir likewise represent not only the blessed and angels, but vices personified; they are also used as a chorus - in the sense of Greek tragedy - to comment on the action.
- Tan created the characters of Rose, Waverly, June and Lena to personify her own questions and concerns.
- In this allegory full of poetic images, wisdom is personified as a woman - a kind of hostess with the mostest.
- Her long, thick hair, which is rendered with rubbed graphite, expands as it falls like water to the image's edge; she might almost be personifying a natural force.
- The soul, the mind, moral entities, mental functions, have always, in literature as well as in the arts and folklore, been personified in human or animal form.
- In many ways it was simply another reflection of the very human tendency to personify the forces of evil.
1. 1.1 Attribute a personal nature or human characteristics to (something non-human)
  把…人格化，把…拟人化
  in the poem the oak trees are personified
  在那首诗中橡树被拟人化了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A discussion of agents would be incomplete if we ignored the human tendency to personify machines.
  A dream world was born: phantasmagoria, hallucinations, angels in paradise, the sun, moon and stars personified, vividly imagined.
  Humans have been personifying animals long before the Sumerians etched their first goat-headed man.
  I guess if you were to personify them as a human, they'd be the pretty, fresh faced girl next door.
  She makes a crucial change by powerfully anthropomorphizing the scene: she personifies the landscape, and thus it becomes witness to her pain.
  I mean, sure, there are plenty of books where the characters are animals, but they're personified animals.
  The trucks seem to personify the pent-up rage that's come to characterise car culture.
  Ultimately, his point - or question, rather - is serious and clear: why must non-humans be personified in order for us to care?
  Many people have understood this to be one person because it was written symbolically by personifying the beast as a ‘he’.
  ‘Nature,’ as thus personified and deified, was a creation of Ingalls.
  Synonyms
  humanize, anthropomorphize, personalize
2. 1.2 Represent or embody (a quality, concept, etc.) in a physical form.
  象征（某一品质、观念或事物），体现
  the car personified motoring fun for two decades
  汽车体现了驾车的乐趣达20年之久。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In their detachment and mobility, these characters personify the movements and uses of capital as they enter speculatively into representations of different cultures.
  To Kathleen and the children he was kindness personified and was always there to lend a helping hand when anyone was in trouble.
  The longer I sat there, the more he seemed to personify all that is wretched in the pharmaceutical industry.
  The two major characters personify nearly every unsavory characteristic inherent in human nature.
  He personified the pure, blissful soul nature they sought and sensed as the center of themselves.
  His characters personify determination and inventiveness.
  Brad was patience personified as he signed hundreds of photographs for adoring fans.
  One of the old stock, he personified that exemplary link associated between rural postmen and the community at large.
  Reflecting our multi-faceted natures, each actor broadly personifies an element of her personality.
  He personifies superficiality and embodies the fact that they have nothing more to say politically.
  In every respect, he was kindness personified and a man of the richest and most sincere nature.
  Like literary writers, nineteenth-century scientists sometimes created characters to embody or personify challenging ideas.
  Boxing champions personify and exemplify every important positive quality that it takes to survive in this world.
  The chief characters at the centre of the two royal events personified this change of mood.
  These heroes have served culturally and historically to personify and embody Manifest Destiny, the best of America's imaginary frontier in the flesh.
  He was kindness personified in everything he did and he was incapable of uttering an ugly or offensive word.
  The character Levi thus personifies the complexity of African diasporan religions in which many facets coexist with one another.
  As a brilliant jockey and then winning trainer here, I think that he personifies the spirit of jump racing.
  She is and has been a tremendous asset to the organization and exemplary nursing leader who personifies the essence of distinguished service.
  And the young striker was coolness personified as he swivelled and drilled into the bottom corner from 15 yards.
  Synonyms
  epitomize, embody, be the embodiment/incarnation of, typify, exemplify, represent, symbolize, stand for, give human form/shape to, body forth, incarnate, be representative of, encapsulate, manifest
  rare image

Derivatives

personifier

noun

Japan's life-sized pop idols are produced and marketed as personifiers of a typical ‘girl or boy next door.’

Origin

Early 18th century: from French personnifier, from personne 'person'.

Definition of personify in US English:

personify

verbpərˈsɑnəˌfaɪpərˈsänəˌfī

[with object]

1Represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form.
是（品质，观念）的化身
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。
Example sentencesExamples
- Her long, thick hair, which is rendered with rubbed graphite, expands as it falls like water to the image's edge; she might almost be personifying a natural force.
- Images of Charity personified often show a child suckling at each of her breasts.
- Where nature is usually personified as a woman, and man the destroyer, here the roles are reversed.
- Because prejudice is not personified I believe that it was not to be the object of Jane Austen's sharper criticism.
- It is true, as others have argued, that Byron personifies the imperial and despotic nature of Russia in his portrait of the queen, but this is only a partial rendering of a significant section of the poem as a whole.
- Tan created the characters of Rose, Waverly, June and Lena to personify her own questions and concerns.
- The choir likewise represent not only the blessed and angels, but vices personified; they are also used as a chorus - in the sense of Greek tragedy - to comment on the action.
- She has chosen to personify this trait in several characters in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ although it is hard to find one character who portrays prejudice alone, throughout the novel.
- In this allegory full of poetic images, wisdom is personified as a woman - a kind of hostess with the mostest.
- In many ways it was simply another reflection of the very human tendency to personify the forces of evil.
- The soul, the mind, moral entities, mental functions, have always, in literature as well as in the arts and folklore, been personified in human or animal form.
1. 1.1usually be personified Attribute a personal nature or human characteristics to (something nonhuman)
  把…人格化，把…拟人化
  in the poem the oak trees are personified
  在那首诗中橡树被拟人化了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I guess if you were to personify them as a human, they'd be the pretty, fresh faced girl next door.
  A dream world was born: phantasmagoria, hallucinations, angels in paradise, the sun, moon and stars personified, vividly imagined.
  She makes a crucial change by powerfully anthropomorphizing the scene: she personifies the landscape, and thus it becomes witness to her pain.
  I mean, sure, there are plenty of books where the characters are animals, but they're personified animals.
  A discussion of agents would be incomplete if we ignored the human tendency to personify machines.
  Humans have been personifying animals long before the Sumerians etched their first goat-headed man.
  Ultimately, his point - or question, rather - is serious and clear: why must non-humans be personified in order for us to care?
  The trucks seem to personify the pent-up rage that's come to characterise car culture.
  ‘Nature,’ as thus personified and deified, was a creation of Ingalls.
  Many people have understood this to be one person because it was written symbolically by personifying the beast as a ‘he’.
  Synonyms
  humanize, anthropomorphize, personalize
2. 1.2 Represent or embody (a quality, concept, etc.) in a physical form.
  象征（某一品质、观念或事物），体现
  he fairly personifies trustworthiness
  Example sentencesExamples
  In every respect, he was kindness personified and a man of the richest and most sincere nature.
  As a brilliant jockey and then winning trainer here, I think that he personifies the spirit of jump racing.
  She is and has been a tremendous asset to the organization and exemplary nursing leader who personifies the essence of distinguished service.
  And the young striker was coolness personified as he swivelled and drilled into the bottom corner from 15 yards.
  Brad was patience personified as he signed hundreds of photographs for adoring fans.
  The longer I sat there, the more he seemed to personify all that is wretched in the pharmaceutical industry.
  The character Levi thus personifies the complexity of African diasporan religions in which many facets coexist with one another.
  These heroes have served culturally and historically to personify and embody Manifest Destiny, the best of America's imaginary frontier in the flesh.
  To Kathleen and the children he was kindness personified and was always there to lend a helping hand when anyone was in trouble.
  He personified the pure, blissful soul nature they sought and sensed as the center of themselves.
  Boxing champions personify and exemplify every important positive quality that it takes to survive in this world.
  The chief characters at the centre of the two royal events personified this change of mood.
  In their detachment and mobility, these characters personify the movements and uses of capital as they enter speculatively into representations of different cultures.
  The two major characters personify nearly every unsavory characteristic inherent in human nature.
  One of the old stock, he personified that exemplary link associated between rural postmen and the community at large.
  He was kindness personified in everything he did and he was incapable of uttering an ugly or offensive word.
  Like literary writers, nineteenth-century scientists sometimes created characters to embody or personify challenging ideas.
  Reflecting our multi-faceted natures, each actor broadly personifies an element of her personality.
  He personifies superficiality and embodies the fact that they have nothing more to say politically.
  His characters personify determination and inventiveness.
  Synonyms
  epitomize, embody, be the embodiment of, be the incarnation of, typify, exemplify, represent, symbolize, stand for, give human form to, give human shape to, body forth, incarnate, be representative of, encapsulate, manifest

Origin

Early 18th century: from French personnifier, from personne ‘person’.

词汇	personify
释义	Definition of personify in English: personify verbpersonifying, personifies, personified pəˈsɒnɪfʌɪpərˈsɑnəˌfaɪ [with object] 1Represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form. 是（品质，观念）的化身 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。 Example sentencesExamples It is true, as others have argued, that Byron personifies the imperial and despotic nature of Russia in his portrait of the queen, but this is only a partial rendering of a significant section of the poem as a whole. Images of Charity personified often show a child suckling at each of her breasts. Because prejudice is not personified I believe that it was not to be the object of Jane Austen's sharper criticism. She has chosen to personify this trait in several characters in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ although it is hard to find one character who portrays prejudice alone, throughout the novel. Where nature is usually personified as a woman, and man the destroyer, here the roles are reversed. The choir likewise represent not only the blessed and angels, but vices personified; they are also used as a chorus - in the sense of Greek tragedy - to comment on the action. Tan created the characters of Rose, Waverly, June and Lena to personify her own questions and concerns. In this allegory full of poetic images, wisdom is personified as a woman - a kind of hostess with the mostest. Her long, thick hair, which is rendered with rubbed graphite, expands as it falls like water to the image's edge; she might almost be personifying a natural force. The soul, the mind, moral entities, mental functions, have always, in literature as well as in the arts and folklore, been personified in human or animal form. In many ways it was simply another reflection of the very human tendency to personify the forces of evil. 1.1 Attribute a personal nature or human characteristics to (something non-human) 把…人格化，把…拟人化 in the poem the oak trees are personified 在那首诗中橡树被拟人化了。 Example sentencesExamples A discussion of agents would be incomplete if we ignored the human tendency to personify machines. A dream world was born: phantasmagoria, hallucinations, angels in paradise, the sun, moon and stars personified, vividly imagined. Humans have been personifying animals long before the Sumerians etched their first goat-headed man. I guess if you were to personify them as a human, they'd be the pretty, fresh faced girl next door. She makes a crucial change by powerfully anthropomorphizing the scene: she personifies the landscape, and thus it becomes witness to her pain. I mean, sure, there are plenty of books where the characters are animals, but they're personified animals. The trucks seem to personify the pent-up rage that's come to characterise car culture. Ultimately, his point - or question, rather - is serious and clear: why must non-humans be personified in order for us to care? Many people have understood this to be one person because it was written symbolically by personifying the beast as a ‘he’. ‘Nature,’ as thus personified and deified, was a creation of Ingalls. Synonyms humanize, anthropomorphize, personalize 1.2 Represent or embody (a quality, concept, etc.) in a physical form. 象征（某一品质、观念或事物），体现 the car personified motoring fun for two decades 汽车体现了驾车的乐趣达20年之久。 Example sentencesExamples In their detachment and mobility, these characters personify the movements and uses of capital as they enter speculatively into representations of different cultures. To Kathleen and the children he was kindness personified and was always there to lend a helping hand when anyone was in trouble. The longer I sat there, the more he seemed to personify all that is wretched in the pharmaceutical industry. The two major characters personify nearly every unsavory characteristic inherent in human nature. He personified the pure, blissful soul nature they sought and sensed as the center of themselves. His characters personify determination and inventiveness. Brad was patience personified as he signed hundreds of photographs for adoring fans. One of the old stock, he personified that exemplary link associated between rural postmen and the community at large. Reflecting our multi-faceted natures, each actor broadly personifies an element of her personality. He personifies superficiality and embodies the fact that they have nothing more to say politically. In every respect, he was kindness personified and a man of the richest and most sincere nature. Like literary writers, nineteenth-century scientists sometimes created characters to embody or personify challenging ideas. Boxing champions personify and exemplify every important positive quality that it takes to survive in this world. The chief characters at the centre of the two royal events personified this change of mood. These heroes have served culturally and historically to personify and embody Manifest Destiny, the best of America's imaginary frontier in the flesh. He was kindness personified in everything he did and he was incapable of uttering an ugly or offensive word. The character Levi thus personifies the complexity of African diasporan religions in which many facets coexist with one another. As a brilliant jockey and then winning trainer here, I think that he personifies the spirit of jump racing. She is and has been a tremendous asset to the organization and exemplary nursing leader who personifies the essence of distinguished service. And the young striker was coolness personified as he swivelled and drilled into the bottom corner from 15 yards. Synonyms epitomize, embody, be the embodiment/incarnation of, typify, exemplify, represent, symbolize, stand for, give human form/shape to, body forth, incarnate, be representative of, encapsulate, manifest rare image Derivatives personifier noun Japan's life-sized pop idols are produced and marketed as personifiers of a typical ‘girl or boy next door.’ Origin Early 18th century: from French personnifier, from personne 'person'. Definition of personify in US English: personify verbpərˈsɑnəˌfaɪpərˈsänəˌfī [with object] 1Represent (a quality or concept) by a figure in human form. 是（品质，观念）的化身 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。 Example sentencesExamples Her long, thick hair, which is rendered with rubbed graphite, expands as it falls like water to the image's edge; she might almost be personifying a natural force. Images of Charity personified often show a child suckling at each of her breasts. Where nature is usually personified as a woman, and man the destroyer, here the roles are reversed. Because prejudice is not personified I believe that it was not to be the object of Jane Austen's sharper criticism. It is true, as others have argued, that Byron personifies the imperial and despotic nature of Russia in his portrait of the queen, but this is only a partial rendering of a significant section of the poem as a whole. Tan created the characters of Rose, Waverly, June and Lena to personify her own questions and concerns. The choir likewise represent not only the blessed and angels, but vices personified; they are also used as a chorus - in the sense of Greek tragedy - to comment on the action. She has chosen to personify this trait in several characters in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ although it is hard to find one character who portrays prejudice alone, throughout the novel. In this allegory full of poetic images, wisdom is personified as a woman - a kind of hostess with the mostest. In many ways it was simply another reflection of the very human tendency to personify the forces of evil. The soul, the mind, moral entities, mental functions, have always, in literature as well as in the arts and folklore, been personified in human or animal form. 1.1usually be personified Attribute a personal nature or human characteristics to (something nonhuman) 把…人格化，把…拟人化 in the poem the oak trees are personified 在那首诗中橡树被拟人化了。 Example sentencesExamples I guess if you were to personify them as a human, they'd be the pretty, fresh faced girl next door. A dream world was born: phantasmagoria, hallucinations, angels in paradise, the sun, moon and stars personified, vividly imagined. She makes a crucial change by powerfully anthropomorphizing the scene: she personifies the landscape, and thus it becomes witness to her pain. I mean, sure, there are plenty of books where the characters are animals, but they're personified animals. A discussion of agents would be incomplete if we ignored the human tendency to personify machines. Humans have been personifying animals long before the Sumerians etched their first goat-headed man. Ultimately, his point - or question, rather - is serious and clear: why must non-humans be personified in order for us to care? The trucks seem to personify the pent-up rage that's come to characterise car culture. ‘Nature,’ as thus personified and deified, was a creation of Ingalls. Many people have understood this to be one person because it was written symbolically by personifying the beast as a ‘he’. Synonyms humanize, anthropomorphize, personalize 1.2 Represent or embody (a quality, concept, etc.) in a physical form. 象征（某一品质、观念或事物），体现 he fairly personifies trustworthiness Example sentencesExamples In every respect, he was kindness personified and a man of the richest and most sincere nature. As a brilliant jockey and then winning trainer here, I think that he personifies the spirit of jump racing. She is and has been a tremendous asset to the organization and exemplary nursing leader who personifies the essence of distinguished service. And the young striker was coolness personified as he swivelled and drilled into the bottom corner from 15 yards. Brad was patience personified as he signed hundreds of photographs for adoring fans. The longer I sat there, the more he seemed to personify all that is wretched in the pharmaceutical industry. The character Levi thus personifies the complexity of African diasporan religions in which many facets coexist with one another. These heroes have served culturally and historically to personify and embody Manifest Destiny, the best of America's imaginary frontier in the flesh. To Kathleen and the children he was kindness personified and was always there to lend a helping hand when anyone was in trouble. He personified the pure, blissful soul nature they sought and sensed as the center of themselves. Boxing champions personify and exemplify every important positive quality that it takes to survive in this world. The chief characters at the centre of the two royal events personified this change of mood. In their detachment and mobility, these characters personify the movements and uses of capital as they enter speculatively into representations of different cultures. The two major characters personify nearly every unsavory characteristic inherent in human nature. One of the old stock, he personified that exemplary link associated between rural postmen and the community at large. He was kindness personified in everything he did and he was incapable of uttering an ugly or offensive word. Like literary writers, nineteenth-century scientists sometimes created characters to embody or personify challenging ideas. Reflecting our multi-faceted natures, each actor broadly personifies an element of her personality. He personifies superficiality and embodies the fact that they have nothing more to say politically. His characters personify determination and inventiveness. Synonyms epitomize, embody, be the embodiment of, be the incarnation of, typify, exemplify, represent, symbolize, stand for, give human form to, give human shape to, body forth, incarnate, be representative of, encapsulate, manifest Origin Early 18th century: from French personnifier, from personne ‘person’.
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