单词 | prosopopoeia |
释义 | prosopopoeia —prosopopoeial, adj. /proh soh'peuh pee"euh/, n. Rhet. 1. personification, as of inanimate things. 2. a figure of speech in which an imaginary, absent, or deceased person is represented as speaking or acting. Also, prosopopeia. [1555-65; < L prosopopoeia < Gk prosopopoiía personification, equiv. to prósopo(n) face, PERSON + poi(eîn) to make + -ia -IA] |
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