| 单词 | prosopopoeia |
| 释义 | prosopopoeiaor pro·so·po·pe·ia[ proh-soh-puh-pee-uh ] / proʊˌsoʊ pəˈpi ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prosopopoeia ON THESAURUS.COM noun Rhetoric.personification, as of inanimate things. a figure of speech in which an imaginary, absent, or deceased person is represented as speaking or acting. Origin of prosopopoeia1555–65; <Latin prosōpopoeia<Greek prosōpopoiía personification, equivalent to prósōpo(n) face, person + poi(eîn) to make + -ia-ia OTHER WORDS FROM prosopopoeiapro·so·po·poe·ial, adjectiveWords nearby prosopopoeiaprosopo-, prosopodiplegia, prosopography, prosoponeuralgia, prosopoplegia, prosopopoeia, prosoposchisis, prosopospasm, prosopyle, pro-Soviet, prospect Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for prosopopoeiaprosopopoeia prosopopeia/ (ˌprɒsəpəˈpiːə) / nounrhetoric another word for personification a figure of speech that represents an imaginary, absent, or dead person speaking or acting Derived forms of prosopopoeiaprosopopoeial or prosopopeial, adjectiveWord Origin for prosopopoeiaC16: via Latin from Greek prosōpopoiia dramatization, from prosōpon face + poiein to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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