incarnation
noun uk/ˌɪn.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌɪn.kɑːrˈneɪ.ʃən/
[ C ]（宗教观念中人的）化身
a particular life, in religions that believe that we have many lives
He believes that he was a Roman warrior in a previous incarnation. 他认为自己前世是一名罗马勇士。
Compare: reincarnation
[ C ]特殊体现，特殊状态
a particular physical form or condition of something or someone that is changing or developing
This film is the latest incarnation of a fairy tale that dates back to the Middle Ages. 这部影片是对中世纪一则神话故事的最新演绎。
the incarnation of something （特定特征或行为类型的）化身
an extreme example, in human form, of a particular characteristic or type of behaviour
He was the incarnation of evil (= was extremely evil). 他是邪恶的化身。
She's the incarnation of everything I hate about politics. 她是我所痛恨的一切丑陋的政治事物的化身。
Our family doctor was the incarnation of an old-school physician.
He is the incarnation of the postmodern man with his individualism.
He stood there in his ragged clothes, the incarnation of misery.
[ U ]道成肉身（神以人的形式出现）
the appearance of a god as a human