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hypostatize

/haɪˈpɒs.tə.taɪz/

翻译: 动词,指把抽象的概念或性质当作具体的、实在的实体或 substance 来看待。

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verb

C2formalcommon/haɪˈpɒs.tə.taɪz/

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

  • 🇨🇳动词,指把抽象的概念或性质当作具体的、实在的实体或 substance 来看待。
  1. Treat an abstraction as real C2 formal

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

    • Philosophers often warn against hypostatizing 'justice' as a tangible object.
    • The poet hypostatized love as a beautiful goddess.
    • In his theory, he hypostatized 'the market' as an independent force.

    🇨🇳实体化

    同义词: concretizeembodymaterializeobjectifypersonifyreify

  • hypostatized past participle
  • hypostatized past simple
  • hypostatizing present participle
  • hypostatizes third person singular