per·son·i·fy/pə`sɑnəˏfaɪ; pəˈsɒnɪfaɪ/ v [T] 1 someone who personifies a quality is a typical example of it 是…的化身［典型］: He is laziness personified! 他这人是懒惰的化身！ 2 to describe or REPRESENT something as a person 把…人格化［拟人化］: Time is often personified as an old man with a beard. 时间常被拟人化为一个长胡子的老人。