embodiment

incarnation, personnification

Personne ou chose qui représente clairement une qualité ou une idée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : the embodiment of something (Her grandfather was the embodiment of patience.)

Synonymes : personification, epitome

Expressions courantes : the very embodiment, embodiment of kindness, living embodiment

matérialisation, incarnation

Fait de donner à une idée ou à un sentiment une forme réelle et matérielle.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : embodiment of something (The project explores the embodiment of ideas in sculpture.)

Synonymes : materialization

Expressions courantes : physical embodiment, embodiment of something

corporéité, incarnation

Façon dont notre corps façonne notre pensée, nos sentiments et notre expérience du monde.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : theory of embodiment, embodiment and cognition