| 单词 | avatar |
| 释义 | avatar (once / 3024 pages) 1n 2n You might know this word from video games, where you create an avatar to represent you on screen. An avatar is something that embodies something else. In Hinduism the different gods can take many different forms, and when they took human forms, the human was their avatar. Eventually, the word avatar came to mean the embodiment not just of a god, but also of any abstract idea. If you have a cool head, you might see yourself as the avatar of reasonableness in a fight. Video game avatars are sort of a reverse of the first meaning––a physical entity (you) form becomes something abstract (a video game guy). WORD FAMILYavatar: avatars USAGE EXAMPLESIn video games, players describe ourselves as the digital avatars we control on a screen. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) Both became big players in movie financing, lending money to hits like “Avatar” and “Gravity” along with flops like “In the Heart of the Sea.” New York Times(Dec 19, 2016) Weaver: The scripts for “Avatar” are absolutely incredible. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) 1 n the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form 2the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu Exp|Hyper Jagannatha an avatar of Vishnu Kalkithe 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu Krishna8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute Ramaavatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama Hindu deity a deity worshipped by the Hindus n a new personification of a familiar idea the very avatar of cunning Syn|Hypo|Hyper embodiment, incarnation deification an embodiment of the qualities of a god reincarnationembodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form) personification a person who represents an abstract quality |
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