effigies
基本解释
- n.肖像；雕像
英汉例句
- These men are, in fact, dummies or effigies of the presidential candidates.
剛才採訪的這兩個人，實際上衹不過是縂統候選人的肖像而已。 - Some protesters are burning effigies of President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
一些反對者燒了佈什縂統和國務卿康多麗莎奈斯的肖像。 - From the Middle Ages stories were told of wise men who could bring clay effigies to life by means of magic charms or sacred words.
它現在的涵義源自中世紀，那時産生了許多關於術士的傳說，這些術士能夠以一道符咒，或把字母拼成一個神聖的字或神的名字，而賦予一個雕像生命。