单词 | objectify |
释义 | objectify (once / 30941 pages) v To objectify someone is to treat them as an object rather than as a human being. If your teacher thinks children should be seen and not heard, you might say he objectifies kids. There are many different ways to objectify a person, including forcing them to be silent, focusing on just their physical body and not their mind, or implying that their appearance or outward beauty is the only important thing about them. You can also use this verb's original meaning, "to take something abstract and make it concrete." Artists objectify abstract feelings and emotions by turning them into physical works of art, for example. WORD FAMILYobjectify: objectification, objectified, objectifies, objectifying+/object: objected, objectify, objecting, objection, objector, objects/objectification: objectifications/objection: objectionable, objections/objectionable: objectionableness, objectionably, unobjectionable/objector: objectors/unobjectionable: unobjectionably USAGE EXAMPLESSteve Martin recently deleted a tweet that described Fisher as a “beautiful creature” after feminists complained it objectified the late actress. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Actor and comedian Steve Martin deleted a tweet Tuesday that described Carrie Fisher as a “beautiful creature” after feminists complained it objectified the late actress. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Bhatia replied that actresses "are here to act" and they "should not at any point be objectified as commodities". BBC(Dec 27, 2016) 1v make impersonal or present as an object Pornography objectifies women Syn|Ant|Hyper depersonalise, depersonalize individualise, individualize, personalise, personalize make personal or more personal alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v make external or objective, or give reality to Syn|Hyper exteriorise, exteriorize, externalise, externalize alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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