Английски

embodiment

gb/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/ us/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
B2 Английски
Значения
0 значения
Съществително C1 entity
1

perfect example of an idea

a person or thing that is a perfect example of something

Модел на употреба: the embodiment of [quality/idea]
Честа грешка:
Learners may use it as a verb; it is a noun (the verb is embody).
Синоними
epitome (often suggests the best or most typical example.) | incarnation (often implies an idea made real in a person or thing.) | personification (often used when a quality is presented as if it were a person.)
Антоними
antithesis (the direct opposite of a particular quality or idea.)
Колокации
the embodiment of courage |the embodiment of elegance |the embodiment of evil |the embodiment of kindness |the very embodiment of |seen as the embodiment of |regarded as the embodiment of |the embodiment of everything that
Теми
people |describing_people |ideas
Примери
  • To her students, she was the embodiment of patience.
  • The new stadium became the embodiment of the city’s ambitions.
  • In the film, the villain is the embodiment of greed.
Примери за учащи
  • He is the embodiment of honesty.
  • The dog is the embodiment of energy.
Съществително formal C1 process
2

making an idea take form

the process of making an idea real in a form people can see or use

Модел на употреба: the embodiment of [idea/value] in [form/work]
Честа грешка:
Often confused with 'embodiment' meaning 'example' (a person/thing). Here it means the process of making something concrete.
Синоними
realization (emphasizes making something happen or become real.) | materialization (emphasizes becoming physical or tangible.) | implementation (emphasizes putting a plan into action.)
Антоними
abstraction (treating something as an idea rather than a concrete form.)
Колокации
the embodiment of an idea |the embodiment of a vision |the embodiment of values |the embodiment in art |the embodiment in practice |the embodiment in law |the embodiment in policy |the embodiment in a design
Теми
ideas |arts |design |work
Примери
  • The sculpture was the embodiment of her grief in stone.
  • The policy is meant to be the embodiment of the company’s stated values.
  • His first novel was the embodiment of years of observation and research.
Примери за учащи
  • The drawing was the embodiment of her idea.
  • This project is the embodiment of our plan.
Съществително B2 entity
3

physical form something takes

the form that something takes in real life

Модел на употреба: [something] is an embodiment of [something]
Синоними
representation (can imply a depiction rather than the thing’s actual form.) | expression (often focuses on how something is shown or communicated.) | form (more general; may not imply representing an idea.)
Антоними
abstraction (an idea considered without a concrete form.)
Колокации
a physical embodiment |a concrete embodiment |an embodiment of the concept |an embodiment of the principle |the final embodiment |a digital embodiment |the earliest embodiment |an embodiment of the model
Теми
ideas |objects |arts
Примери
  • This prototype is an early embodiment of the technology.
  • The app is the latest embodiment of the company’s strategy to go mobile-first.
  • The painting is a vivid embodiment of the artist’s style.
Примери за учащи
  • The model is an embodiment of the new design.
Съществително technical C2 state
4

being realized in a body

the idea that a mind or system needs a body to function in the real world

Модел на употреба: embodiment in [agent/system/theory]
Синоними
bodily grounding (emphasizes dependence on physical experience.)
Антоними
disembodiment (lack of a body or separation from bodily experience.)
Колокации
robot embodiment |sensorimotor embodiment |embodiment in AI |embodiment in robotics |the role of embodiment |embodiment and perception |theories of embodiment
Теми
science |technology |psychology
Примери
  • The paper argues that embodiment is essential for learning to navigate real environments.
  • Researchers compared different levels of embodiment in virtual reality systems.
  • In robotics, embodiment affects how an agent perceives and acts.
Съществително legal C2 process
5

inclusion in a legal text

when a rule or idea is written into an official document

Модел на употреба: embodiment in [statute/constitution/contract]
Синоними
incorporation (common legal term for being included within a text.) | codification (specifically about putting rules into a formal code or system.)
Антоними
omission (leaving something out of a document or text.)
Колокации
embodiment in the constitution |embodiment in statute |embodiment in legislation |embodiment in a contract |find embodiment in |secure embodiment in |formal embodiment
Теми
law |government |business
Примери
  • The right to privacy gained embodiment in the new legislation.
  • Several recommendations found embodiment in the final agreement.
  • The court noted that the principle had no clear embodiment in the statute.
Граматика
Речникова форма
embodiment
IPA
GB/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
US/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
Срички и ударение
em - bod - i - ment (4 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (bod)
Форми на думата
Noun
  • Base: embodiment
  • Plural: embodiments
Семейство думи
Forms
embodiments noun
Core family
embody verb C1
Related words
body noun A1 bodily adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
disembodied adjective
Advanced or less common
disembodiment noun
Изрази

find embodiment in

1
/fˈaɪnd ɪmbˈɑdimənt ˈɪn/
fixed phrase formal

be expressed in a form

to appear clearly in something

Примери
  • Her ideals find embodiment in the charity she founded.
  • These principles find embodiment in the company’s code of conduct.
  • The theme finds embodiment in the final scene.

give embodiment to

1
/ɡˈɪv ɪmbˈɑdimənt tə/
fixed phrase formal

make an idea concrete

to show an idea clearly in a real form

Примери
  • The composer gives embodiment to heartbreak through a simple melody.
  • The design gives embodiment to the brand’s promise of simplicity.
  • Her speech gave embodiment to the anger many people felt.

take embodiment in

1
/tˈeɪk ɪmbˈɑdimənt ˈɪn/
fixed phrase literary

appear in a particular form

to take a real form in something

Примери
  • The nation’s hopes took embodiment in a new generation of leaders.
  • In the novel, fear takes embodiment in the shape of a shadowy figure.
  • Their philosophy took embodiment in the community they built.

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