音标:['efidʒi] ;
n. 肖像, 雕像
n. a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
词型变化:名词复数形式 : effigies
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
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effigy的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. In Maryland, protesters hung a junior congressman in effigy.在马里兰州,抗议者们举着一位资深国会议员的肖像表示不满。
  2. There the effigy stands, and stares from age to age across the changing ocean.雕像依然耸立在那儿,千秋万载地凝视着那变幻无常的大海。
  3. There is an effigy of Einstein around the corner.在拐角处有爱因斯坦的模拟像。

词汇搭配

  • burn someone in effigy悬吊某人的模拟像以泄...
  • hang someone in effigy悬吊某人的模拟像以泄...

经典引文

  • The validity of the seal.., which bore the name and effigy of King Charles.

    出自:C. V. Wedgwood
  • Some Russians suspect this is not Lenin's body at all, but an effigy.

    出自:C. Thubron
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