effigies
基本解释
- n.肖像;雕像
英汉例句
- These men are, in fact, dummies or effigies of the presidential candidates.
刚才采访的这两个人,实际上只不过是总统候选人的肖像而已。 - Some protesters are burning effigies of President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
一些反对者烧了布什总统和国务卿康多丽莎奈斯的肖像。 - From the Middle Ages stories were told of wise men who could bring clay effigies to life by means of magic charms or sacred words.
它现在的涵义源自中世纪,那时产生了许多关于术士的传说,这些术士能够以一道符咒,或把字母拼成一个神圣的字或神的名字,而赋予一个雕像生命。