incarnation

incarnation

英 [ɪnkɑː'neɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [,ɪnkɑr'neʃən]

n. 化身；道成肉身；典型

中文詞源：

incarnation 化身

來自incarnate,肉體化，具體化。其原義為化身為凡人耶穌的上帝，後詞義通用化。

例句：

1. She is a perfect incarnation of glamour.
她是魅力的完美化身。

2. The regime was the very incarnation of evil.
該政權正是罪惡的化身。

3. The miser was an incarnation of greed.
那個守財奴是貪婪的化身.

4. The leading dancer is the incarnation of grace.
那位主要舞蹈演員簡直是美的化身.

5. His industry and persistence suggest that he was an ant in a previous incarnation.
他的勤奮與堅持表明他前世是隻螞蟻。