英语单词

incarnate是什么意思

incarnate

英 [ɪn'kɑːnət] 美 [ɪn'kɑrnət]
  • adj. 化身的;人体化的;肉色的
  • vt. 体现;使…具体化;使实体化

助记提示


1. in- "in" + carn- + -ate.
2. => make flesh.

中文词源


incarnate 具体化,拟人化

in-,进入,使,-carn,肉,词源同carnal,carnage.即肉体化,引申词义具体化,拟人化。

英文词源


incarnate (adj.)
late 14c., from Late Latin incarnatus "made flesh," a common word among early Christian writers, past participle of Latin incarnare "to make flesh" (see incarnation).
incarnate (v.)
1530s, a back-formation from incarnation, or else from Latin incarnatus, past participle of incarnare (see incarnation). Related: Incarnated; incarnating.

双语例句


1. He is cynicism incarnate.
他是愤世嫉俗的极端体现。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The pharaoh is Osiris, the moon bull incarnate.
这位法老就是俄西里斯,丰产神的化身。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Why should God become incarnate as a male?
为什么上帝以男性之身显现呢?

来自柯林斯例句

4. The leader seemed the devil incarnate.
那个首领好像是魔鬼的化身。

来自《权威词典》

5. His strong left - wing views make him the devil incarnate to more extreme Conservatives.
他的 极左 观点使得他在极端保守党人眼中成了魔鬼的化身.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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