Αγγλικά

embodiment

gb/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/ us/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
B2 Αγγλικά
Σημασίες
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Ουσιαστικό C1 entity
1

perfect example of an idea

a person or thing that is a perfect example of something

Μοτίβο χρήσης: the embodiment of [quality/idea]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may use it as a verb; it is a noun (the verb is embody).
Συνώνυμα
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.)
Αντώνυμα
antithesis (the direct opposite of a particular quality or idea.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
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
Θέματα
people |describing_people |ideas
Παραδείγματα
  • 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • He is the embodiment of honesty.
  • The dog is the embodiment of energy.
Ουσιαστικό formal C1 process
2

making an idea take form

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

Μοτίβο χρήσης: the embodiment of [idea/value] in [form/work]
Συχνό λάθος:
Often confused with 'embodiment' meaning 'example' (a person/thing). Here it means the process of making something concrete.
Συνώνυμα
realization (emphasizes making something happen or become real.) | materialization (emphasizes becoming physical or tangible.) | implementation (emphasizes putting a plan into action.)
Αντώνυμα
abstraction (treating something as an idea rather than a concrete form.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
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
Θέματα
ideas |arts |design |work
Παραδείγματα
  • 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • The drawing was the embodiment of her idea.
  • This project is the embodiment of our plan.
Ουσιαστικό B2 entity
3

physical form something takes

the form that something takes in real life

Μοτίβο χρήσης: [something] is an embodiment of [something]
Συνώνυμα
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.)
Αντώνυμα
abstraction (an idea considered without a concrete form.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
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
Θέματα
ideas |objects |arts
Παραδείγματα
  • 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
  • The model is an embodiment of the new design.
Ουσιαστικό 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

Μοτίβο χρήσης: embodiment in [agent/system/theory]
Συνώνυμα
bodily grounding (emphasizes dependence on physical experience.)
Αντώνυμα
disembodiment (lack of a body or separation from bodily experience.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
robot embodiment |sensorimotor embodiment |embodiment in AI |embodiment in robotics |the role of embodiment |embodiment and perception |theories of embodiment
Θέματα
science |technology |psychology
Παραδείγματα
  • 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.
Ουσιαστικό legal C2 process
5

inclusion in a legal text

when a rule or idea is written into an official document

Μοτίβο χρήσης: embodiment in [statute/constitution/contract]
Συνώνυμα
incorporation (common legal term for being included within a text.) | codification (specifically about putting rules into a formal code or system.)
Αντώνυμα
omission (leaving something out of a document or text.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
embodiment in the constitution |embodiment in statute |embodiment in legislation |embodiment in a contract |find embodiment in |secure embodiment in |formal embodiment
Θέματα
law |government |business
Παραδείγματα
  • 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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
embodiment
IPA
GB/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
US/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
em - bod - i - ment (4 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (bod)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
  • Base: embodiment
  • Plural: embodiments
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Εκφράσεις

find embodiment in

1
/fˈaɪnd ɪmbˈɑdimənt ˈɪn/
fixed phrase formal

be expressed in a form

to appear clearly in something

Παραδείγματα
  • 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

Παραδείγματα
  • 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

Παραδείγματα
  • 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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