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
词态变化
第三人称单数: incarnates;过去式: incarnated;过去分词: incarnated;现在分词: incarnating;
助记提示
1. in- "in" + carn- + -ate.
2. => make flesh.
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》