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词汇 incarnation
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incarnation

noun
/ˌɪnkɑːˈneɪʃn/
/ˌɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃn/
  1. [countable] a period of life in a particular form(某一段时间内的)化身
    • one of the incarnations of Vishnu守护神毗湿奴的化身之一
    • He believed he had been a prince in a previous incarnation.他相信他的前生是个王子。
    • (figurative) I worked for her in her earlier incarnation (= her previous job) as a lawyer.她先前当律师时我曾受雇于她。
    • her previous incarnation as a Norse explorer她之前作为挪威探险家的时期
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • current
    • latest
    • modern
    preposition
    • incarnation as
  2. [countable] a person who represents a particular quality, for example, in human form代表某种品质的人;化身 synonym embodiment
    • the incarnation of evil邪恶的化身
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • current
    • latest
    • modern
    preposition
    • incarnation as
  3. [singular, uncountable]
    (also the Incarnation)
    (in Christianity基督教) the act of God coming to earth in human form as Jesus道成肉身(上帝化身为耶稣来到人间)
  4. 词源Middle English (as a term in Christian theology): via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin incarnatio(n-), from the verb incarnare, from in- ‘into’ + caro, carn- ‘flesh’.
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