incarnation是什么意思？

incarnation

英[ˌɪnkɑ:ˈneɪʃn] 美[ˌɪnkɑrˈneɪʃn]

• n. 化身，前身，典型体现；

复数：incarnations;

例句

• her previous incarnation as a Norse explorer 她之前作为挪威探险家的时期
• The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace. 那位主要舞蹈演员简直是美的化身.
• The miser was an incarnation of greed. 那个守财奴是贪婪的化身.
• 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。
• She is a perfect incarnation of glamour. 她是魅力的完美化身。
• The regime was the very incarnation of evil... 该政权正是罪恶的化身。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (某种品质的)典型体现，化身
  If you say that someone is the incarnation of a particular quality, you mean that they represent that quality or are typical of it in an extreme form.
  例句
  The regime was the very incarnation of evil... 该政权正是罪恶的化身。 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
  An incarnation is an instance of being alive on earth in a particular form. Some religions believe that people have several incarnations in different forms.
  例句
  She began recalling a series of previous incarnations... 她开始回忆起前世的种种情形。 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。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  典型, 化身
  The miser was an incarnation of greed. 那个守财奴是贪婪的化身。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a new personification of a familiar idea;
  "the embodiment of hope""the incarnation of evil""the very avatar of cunning"
  2. time passed in a particular bodily form;
  "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"
  3. the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.