embodiment

体現者、権化

ある性質や考えを、はっきりと表している人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing that clearly shows a particular quality or idea.

• She is the embodiment of kindness.
• The new building seemed the embodiment of modern design.
• To his fans, he was the very embodiment of courage.

使い方： the embodiment of something (Her grandfather was the embodiment of patience.)

類義語： personification, epitome

よく使う表現： the very embodiment, embodiment of kindness, living embodiment

具現化、具体化

考えや感情を、実際に形のあるものとして表すこと。

やさしい英語で： The process of giving an idea or feeling a real, physical form.

• The artist studies the embodiment of ideas.
• Their workshop explored embodiment through movement.
• The embodiment of her vision took several years.

使い方： embodiment of something (The project explores the embodiment of ideas in sculpture.)

類義語： materialization

よく使う表現： physical embodiment, embodiment of something

身体性、身体化

体を持つことが、考え方や感情、世界の感じ方に影響すること。

やさしい英語で： The way having a body shapes how people think, feel, and experience the world.

• The course examines embodiment and memory.
• Her research on embodiment connects movement with learning.
• These theories of embodiment describe how bodily experience shapes thought.

よく使う表現： theory of embodiment, embodiment and cognition