incarnation
Significado: A person or thing regarded as embodying a quality or idea in physical form; a particular version or period of something.
Incarnation originally referred to the Christian doctrine of God taking human form in Christ, but it now commonly describes any embodiment of an abstract quality in a living person or concrete thing. It also refers to successive versions or forms of something — the latest incarnation of a television programme, or a building's various incarnations over the centuries. Common collocations include 'the incarnation of,' 'in its latest incarnation,' 'a previous incarnation,' and 'the very incarnation of.'
Ejemplos
- Many considered her the very incarnation of the entrepreneurial spirit that defined the decade. 许多人认为她就是那个时代创业精神的化身。Muchos la consideraban la mismísima encarnación del espíritu emprendedor que definió la década.多くの人が彼女を、その10年間を象徴した起業家精神のまさに化身とみなした。많은 사람들이 그녀를 그 시대를 규정한 기업가 정신의 바로 그 화신으로 여겼다.
- The restaurant, in its latest incarnation, serves contemporary British cuisine with a Japanese influence. 这家餐厅在最新版本中提供带有日本风味的现代英国料理。El restaurante, en su última encarnación, sirve cocina británica contemporánea con influencia japonesa.そのレストランは最新の姿では、日本の影響を受けた現代英国料理を提供している。그 레스토랑은 최신 형태에서 일본의 영향을 받은 현대 영국 요리를 제공하고 있다.
- The building has had several incarnations over the centuries, serving as a monastery, a prison, and now a hotel. 这座建筑几个世纪以来经历了多次变身,先后用作修道院、监狱,现在则是酒店。El edificio ha tenido varias encarnaciones a lo largo de los siglos: monasterio, prisión y ahora hotel.その建物は何世紀にもわたっていくつもの姿を経てきた。修道院、刑務所、そして今はホテルとして使われている。그 건물은 수세기에 걸쳐 여러 모습을 거쳐왔다. 수도원, 감옥, 그리고 현재는 호텔로 사용되고 있다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, media, general
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From late Latin incarnatio (making flesh), from incarnare (to make flesh), from in- (in, into) + caro, carnis (flesh). Originally a theological term for the divine taking human form, it broadened to mean any embodiment of an abstract quality.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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