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单词 effigy
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effigy

noun
/ˈefɪdʒi/
/ˈefɪdʒi/
(plural effigies)
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  1. a statue of a famous person, a saint or a god
    • stone effigies in the church
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2
  2. a model of a person that makes them look ugly
    • The demonstrators burned a crude effigy of the president.
    • in effigy The president was burnt in effigy.
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin effigies, from effingere ‘to fashion (artistically)’, from ex- ‘out’ + fingere ‘to shape’.
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