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
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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.
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