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单词 prosopopoeia
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pro•so•po•poe•ia  (prō sō′pə pēə),USA pronunciation 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, pro•so′po•peia. 
  • Greek prosōpopoiía personification, equivalent. to prósōpo(n) face, person + poi(eîn) to make + -ia -ia
  • Latin prosōpopoeia
  • 1555–65
pro•so′po•poeial, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prosopopoeia, prosopopeia /ˌprɒsəpəˈpiːə/ n
  1. another word for personification
  2. a figure of speech that represents an imaginary, absent, or dead person speaking or acting
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek prosōpopoiia dramatization, from prosōpon face + poiein to make
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