/pərˈsɑːnɪfaɪd/(美); /pərˈsɒnɪfaɪd/(英)
personified(形容词,亦可作动词 personify 的过去式/过去分词):被人格化的;被拟人化的。指把抽象概念、自然现象或无生命事物描写成“像人一样”有情感、意志或行为。(另:也可指“成为某种品质/理念的化身”,如 *She is kindness personified.*)
The wind sounded personified, as if it were whispering to us.
风仿佛被拟人化了,听起来像在对我们低语。
In the novel, the city is personified as a weary old man who never sleeps, watching over its people through storms and wars.
在小说里,这座城市被拟人化为一个疲惫却不眠的老人,在风暴与战争中守望着人们。
来自 personify(使人格化、拟人化),由 person(人)+ -ify(使成为)构成;personified 表示“已经被赋予人的特征”。这种表达常见于文学修辞中的“拟人”(personification)。