英语

embodiment

gb/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/ us/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
B2 英语
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名词 C1 entity
1

perfect example of an idea

a person or thing that is a perfect example of something

用法模式: the embodiment of [quality/idea]
常见错误:
Learners may use it as a verb; it is a noun (the verb is embody).
近义词
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.)
反义词
antithesis (the direct opposite of a particular quality or idea.)
搭配
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
主题
people |describing_people |ideas
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • He is the embodiment of honesty.
  • The dog is the embodiment of energy.
名词 formal C1 process
2

making an idea take form

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

用法模式: the embodiment of [idea/value] in [form/work]
常见错误:
Often confused with 'embodiment' meaning 'example' (a person/thing). Here it means the process of making something concrete.
近义词
realization (emphasizes making something happen or become real.) | materialization (emphasizes becoming physical or tangible.) | implementation (emphasizes putting a plan into action.)
反义词
abstraction (treating something as an idea rather than a concrete form.)
搭配
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
主题
ideas |arts |design |work
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • The drawing was the embodiment of her idea.
  • This project is the embodiment of our plan.
名词 B2 entity
3

physical form something takes

the form that something takes in real life

用法模式: [something] is an embodiment of [something]
近义词
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.)
反义词
abstraction (an idea considered without a concrete form.)
搭配
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
主题
ideas |objects |arts
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • The model is an embodiment of the new design.
名词 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

用法模式: embodiment in [agent/system/theory]
近义词
bodily grounding (emphasizes dependence on physical experience.)
反义词
disembodiment (lack of a body or separation from bodily experience.)
搭配
robot embodiment |sensorimotor embodiment |embodiment in AI |embodiment in robotics |the role of embodiment |embodiment and perception |theories of embodiment
主题
science |technology |psychology
例句
  • 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.
名词 legal C2 process
5

inclusion in a legal text

when a rule or idea is written into an official document

用法模式: embodiment in [statute/constitution/contract]
近义词
incorporation (common legal term for being included within a text.) | codification (specifically about putting rules into a formal code or system.)
反义词
omission (leaving something out of a document or text.)
搭配
embodiment in the constitution |embodiment in statute |embodiment in legislation |embodiment in a contract |find embodiment in |secure embodiment in |formal embodiment
主题
law |government |business
例句
  • 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.
语法
词典原形
embodiment
IPA
GB/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
US/ɪmbˈɑdimənt/
音节与重音
em - bod - i - ment (4 个音节)
Stress on 2nd syllable (bod)
词形变化
Noun
  • Base: embodiment
  • Plural: embodiments
词族
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
相关表达

find embodiment in

1
/fˈaɪnd ɪmbˈɑdimənt ˈɪn/
fixed phrase formal

be expressed in a form

to appear clearly in something

例句
  • 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

例句
  • 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

例句
  • 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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