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anthropomorphize

/an-thruh-puh-mawr-fahyz/US // ˌæn θrə pəˈmɔr faɪz //UK // (ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfaɪz) //

拟人化,拟人,拟人化处理,以人为本

Definitions

  1. 1

    an·thro·po·mor·phized, an·thro·po·mor·phiz·ing.

    • : to ascribe human form or attributes to.

Examples

  • After all, we tend to anthropomorphize—think that nonhuman systems will behave in ways identical to humans.

  • Humans have a tendency to anthropomorphize non-human things, from animals to inanimate objects to robots and computers.

  • That I am prone to anthropomorphizing trees and seeds and Neanderthals.

  • Among the many frisky entries are pictures of anthropomorphized creatures both natural and mythological.

  • The same tendency to anthropomorphize helps sell everything from doggie sweaters to… catered birthday bashes.

  • Even when you worship a beast or a stone, you practically anthropomorphize it.