personifications

英 [pɜːˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz]

美 [pərˌsɑnəfəˈkeɪʃənz]

n. 体现某品质或特点的人; 化身; 典型; 拟人; 人格化; 拟人化的东西(或品质等)
personification的复数

N-SING 体现某种品质（或特点）的人；典型；化身
If you say that someone is the personification of a particular thing or quality, you mean that they are a perfect example of that thing or that they have a lot of that quality.
1. Janis Joplin was the personification of the '60s female rock singer...
  贾尼斯·乔普林是20世纪60年代摇滚女歌手的代表。
2. He was usually the personification of kindness.
  他通常都很和善。
N-VAR 拟人化；象征
A personification of something abstract is its representation in the form of a person.
1. ...personifications of the attributes of Justice, Prudence and Truth.
  正义、审慎和真理的化身

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Images, Personifications and Colors Employed in "The Red Badge of Courage"
《红色英雄勋章》中的比喻拟人修辞和颜色词汇的运用
The article studies the phenomenon of personifications in Chinese and English and also the cognitive differences of Chinese and English nations reflected in the phenomenon.
研究汉、英两种语言拟人之现象，折映出中、英两个民族在认知上的异同。