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hypostatise

/haɪˈpɒs.tə.taɪz/

翻译: 动词,指把抽象概念或属性当作具体、实在的物体来看待或使其具体化。

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verb

/haɪˈpɒs.tə.taɪz/C2formal
  • zh动词,指把抽象概念或属性当作具体、实在的物体来看待或使其具体化。

A verb used to express the act of treating an abstract concept or quality as if it were a concrete, material thing.

  1. Treat as realC2formal

    To treat or regard an abstract concept or idea as if it were a concrete, real entity.

    zh实体化

    • The philosopher argued that we should not hypostatise 'justice' as a thing.
    • Some theories hypostatise 'the market' as an independent force.
    • It is a common error to hypostatise 'society' as a single actor.

    同义词concretizeembodyobjectifypersonifyreifysubstantiate

词形
  • hypostatised past participle
  • hypostatised past simple
  • hypostatising present participle
  • hypostatises third person singular