embodiment

英 [ɪmˈbɒdimənt]

美 [ɪmˈbɑːdimənt]

n.  (体现一种思想或品质的)典型，化身

复数：embodiments　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14090 / COCA.10972

牛津词典

noun

• （体现一种思想或品质的）典型，化身
  a person or thing that represents or is a typical example of an idea or a quality
  1. He is the embodiment of the young successful businessman.
     他是成功青年企业家的典型。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （品质、思想等的）典型，化身
  If you say that someone or something isthe embodiment ofa quality or idea, you mean that that is their most noticeable characteristic or the basis of all they do.
  1. A baby is the embodiment of vulnerability.
     婴儿极为脆弱。

英英释义

noun

• giving concrete form to an abstract concept
• a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
  1. a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life
  Synonym:shape
• a new personification of a familiar idea
  1. the embodiment of hope
  2. the incarnation of evil
  3. the very avatar of cunning
  Synonym:incarnationavatar

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