動(dòng)詞 personify:

1. invest with or as with a body; give body to
   同義詞：body
2. represent, as of a character on stage
   同義詞：embody, be
3. attribute human qualities to something
   同義詞：personate

1. He is kindness personified.
   他是善良的化身。
2. Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman holding a pair of scales.
   常把蒙著眼睛手持天平的女人當(dāng)作正義的象徵。
3. The sun and the moon are often personified in poetry.
   詩(shī)歌中常把日、 月擬人化。
4. He personifies the worship of money.
   他是拜金的化身。

per.son.i.fy

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
per.son.i.fied,per.son.i.fy.ing,per.son.i.fies
To think of or represent (an inanimate object or abstraction) as having personality or the qualities, thoughts, or movements of a living being:
擬人化：認(rèn)為或賦予（無(wú)生命的東西或抽象的事物）以人的特性或生物的特性、思維或活動(dòng)：
例句：
.To make history or psychology alive I personify it.(Anaôs Nin)
.我將歷史或心理人格化，使得它具體生動(dòng)起來(lái).(阿奈斯·尼恩)

To represent (an object or abstraction) by a human figure.
以人形代表（事物或抽象的觀念）
To represent (an abstract quality or idea):
代表（一種抽象的性質(zhì)或思想）：
例句：
This character personifies evil.
這個(gè)人物代表邪惡

To be the embodiment or perfect example of:
象征，體現(xiàn)：成為一個(gè)化身或恰當(dāng)?shù)睦樱?/br>例句：
.Stalin now personified bolshevism in the eyes of the world.(A.J.P. Taylor)
.在整個(gè)世界看來(lái)，現(xiàn)在斯大林象征著布爾什維克主義.(A.J.P.泰勒)

來(lái)源：
French personnifier
法語(yǔ) personnifier
from personne [person]
源自 personne [個(gè)人]
from Old French persone * see person
源自 古法語(yǔ) persone *參見(jiàn) person

【引伸】
person.ifi.er
n.（名詞）