embodied

Thân thiện

A friendly robot is embodied with a human-like form.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a physical form; existing in bodily or material form: Describes something that is given a tangible, physical presence, often used for abstract concepts or spirits that take on a body.
   • Represented or expressed in a concrete or tangible way: Refers to an idea, quality, or principle that is made manifest or realized in a specific form or person.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The artist's grief was embodied in her somber sculptures. (The feeling of grief was given physical form through the sculptures.)
  • For many, the concept of justice is embodied by a blindfolded woman holding scales. (The abstract idea is represented by a specific, tangible figure.)
  • The ancient myth tells of an embodied spirit that walked among humans. (A spirit that existed in a physical, bodily form.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be embodied in": to be represented, exemplified, or given concrete form in something or someone.
  • The company's values are embodied in its ethical business practices. (The values are made real and visible through the practices.)
• "fully embodied": completely and integrally present in physical form; often used in philosophical or spiritual contexts.
  • The dancer gave a fully embodied performance, connecting every movement to emotion. (The performance involved the complete, conscious use of the physical body.)

Variants and Related Words

• Embody (verb): To give a concrete or visible form to an idea, quality, or feeling.
  • The constitution embodies the principles of democracy.
• Embodiment (noun): A tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling; a person or thing representing something.
  • She is the embodiment of kindness.

Synonyms

• Incarnate: Having a bodily form, especially of a spirit or quality.
• Personified: Represented or typified in human form.
• Manifested: Clearly visible or obvious; displayed or shown.
• Materialized: Became actual fact; appeared in physical form.

Related Phrases

• "the embodied mind": A concept in philosophy and cognitive science emphasizing that the mind is shaped by the body's interactions with the world.
• "embodied energy": (Technical term) The total energy required to produce a material or product.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. possessing or existing in bodily form
   • what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind- Shakespeare
   • an incarnate spirit
   • `corporate' is an archaic term

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bodied
• corporal
• corporate
• incarnate