单词 | effigy |
释义 | Word Frequency effigy(ˈɛfɪdʒɪ) nounWord forms: plural -gies 1. a portrait of a person, esp as a monument or architectural decoration 2. a crude representation of someone, used as a focus for contempt or ridicule and often hung up or burnt in public (often in the phrases burn or hang in effigy) Derived forms effigial (ɪˈfɪdʒɪəl) adjective Word origin C18: from Latin effigiēs, from effingere to form, portray, from fingere to shape |
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