effigies

英语音标

英语翻译

n.肖像；雕像

英语例句

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。

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。