effigies

基本解释

• n.肖像；雕像

同根派生

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• 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。