incarnation
n
1 [C] person that prominently displays a particular quality (突出表現(xiàn)某種品質(zhì)的)典型人物, 化身
She's the very incarnation of goodness. 她是美德的化身.
2 [C, U] (instance of) being alive in human form 化身
the nine incarnations of Vishnu 護(hù)持神的九個(gè)化身
He believed he had been a prince in a previous incarnation. 他相信他前生是王子.
3 the Incarnation [sing]
(in Christianity) the act of God becoming a man in Jesus (基督教)道成肉身(神以耶穌基督的身分化為人).