incarnations

英 [ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃ(ə)nz]

美 [ɪnkɑrˈneɪʃənz]

n.  (某一段时间内的)化身; 代表某种品质的人; 化身; 道成肉身(上帝化身为耶稣来到人间)
incarnation的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (某种品质的)典型体现，化身
  If you say that someone is theincarnation ofa particular quality, you mean that they represent that quality or are typical of it in an extreme form.
  1. The regime was the very incarnation of evil...
     该政权正是罪恶的化身。
  2. She is a perfect incarnation of glamour.
     她是魅力的完美化身。
• N-COUNT (在世间的)化身，前身
  Anincarnationis an instance of being alive on earth in a particular form. Some religions believe that people have several incarnations in different forms.
  1. She began recalling a series of previous incarnations...
     她开始回忆起前世的种种情形。
  2. His industry and persistence suggest that he was an ant in a previous incarnation.
     他的勤奋与坚持表明他前世是只蚂蚁。

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