incarnation
US /ˌɪn.kɑːrˈneɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌɪn.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/
名詞
1.
化身, 體現
a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality
範例:
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He was the incarnation of evil.
他是邪惡的化身。
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The new leader is seen as the incarnation of hope for the nation.
新領導人被視為國家希望的化身。
2.
道成肉身, 神靈化身
the embodiment of God or a deity in human form
範例:
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The Christian doctrine of the Incarnation states that God became man in Jesus Christ.
基督教的道成肉身教義指出，上帝在耶穌基督裡成為人。
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Many religions have stories of divine beings taking on human incarnations.
許多宗教都有神靈以人類化身出現的傳說。