effigy
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈef.ɪ.dʒi]
- 美式音标 [ˈef.ə.dʒi]
- 国际音标 ['efidʒi]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.(人的)雕像,模擬像,肖像
词根记忆
- ef + fig(形狀) + y→杜莎夫人館的蠟像就是按照明星政客本人的形狀造出的→肖像,雕像
- ef(出) + fig(塑造) + y→塑造出外形→雕像
英汉例句
- The king was burned in effigy by the angry mob.
國王的模擬像被憤怒的民衆燒掉以泄心中的憤恨. - Burn a person in effigy.
焚燒某人的肖像以泄恨. - There the effigy stands, and stares from age to age across the changing ocean.
雕像依然聳立在那兒, 千鞦萬載地凝眡著那變幻無常的大海. - The king was burned in effigy by the angry mob.
國王的模擬像被憤怒的民衆燒掉以泄心中的憤恨. - Burn a person in effigy.
焚燒某人的肖像以泄恨.
英英字典
- a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place
- An effigy is a quickly and roughly made figure, often ugly or amusing, that represents someone you hate or feel contempt for.
- An effigy is a statue or carving of a famous person.
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专业释义
- 雕像