/pə'sɒnɪfaɪ; pɚ`sɑnə,faɪ/
v (pt, pp -fied) [Tn]
1 (a) treat (sth) as if it were a human being 将（某事物）人格化、拟人化
*The sun and the moon are often personified in poetry. 诗歌中常把日、月拟人化.
(b) represent (an idea, a quality, etc) in human form; symbolize 以人的形象表现（思想、品质等）; 象徵
*Justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman holding a pair of scales. 常把蒙着眼睛手持天平的女人当作正义的象徵.
2 be an example in human form of a quality or characteristic, esp one possessed to an extreme degree 为某品质或特点的化身（尤指极典型的）
*He personifies the worship of money. 他是拜金的化身.
* He is kindness personified. 他是善良的化身.

v past tense and past participlepersonifiedpresent participlepersonifyingthird person singularpersonifies [T]

to have a lot of a particular quality or be a typical example of something
　Carter personifies the values of self-reliance and hard work.
kindness/generosity etc personified
　Bertha was kindness personified.
to think of or represent a quality or thing as a person
personify sth as sb
　Time is often personified as an old man.