effigy
effigy 英 [ˈefɪdʒi] 美 [ˈɛfədʒi]
n. 雕像，肖像
名词复数:effigies
- In modern usage, effigy most often refers to a likeness, such as a dummy, that is hanged, burned, or otherwise abused when protesting the despised person's actions.
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- n. 雕像，肖像
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1. In Paraguay, people create an effigy and dress him up like a scarecrow when the new year comes.
每逢新年来临，巴拉圭人都会专门制作雕像，然后把雕像打扮成稻草人的样子。
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2. He stated that the charity was actually initiated by two sisters named Preston and that the effigy on the cake was that of two poor widows.
他认为该慈善活动最初是由普列斯顿两姐妹发起的，糕饼上的肖像则是两位贫穷的寡妇。
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3. Protesters set fire to government building and burned his likeness in effigy.
抗议者点燃了政府大楼和卡扎菲的肖像。
- effigy (n.) "image of a person," 1530s, from Middle French effigie (13c.), from Latin effigies "copy or imitation of something, likeness, image, statue," from or related to effingere "to mold, fashion, portray," from assimilated form of ex "out" (see ex-) + fingere "to form, shape" (from PIE root *dheigh- "to form, build").
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