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アバター

ネット上やコンピューターゲームで、ある人を表す画像やキャラクター。

やさしい英語で： A picture or digital character that represents a person online or in a computer game.

• Choose an avatar for your profile.
• Her avatar wears a bright green hat.
• Players can change their avatars before each game.

よく使う表現： choose an avatar, profile avatar, customize an avatar

アヴァターラ、化身

神が人や動物の姿で地上に現れること。特にヒンドゥー教のヴィシュヌ神の化身。

やさしい英語で： A god appearing on earth in a human or animal body, especially Vishnu in Hindu belief.

• Rama is an avatar of Vishnu.
• The temple honors this divine avatar.
• The book explains the different avatars described in Hindu tradition.

使い方： avatar of someone (Krishna is an avatar of Vishnu.)

類義語： incarnation

よく使う表現： avatar of Vishnu, a divine avatar

化身、具現化

考えや性質を具体的に表す人物や姿。

やさしい英語で： A person or physical form that represents an idea or quality.

• The statue is an avatar of hope.
• The writer presents her heroine as an avatar of freedom.
• To his followers, he was an avatar of everything they believed in.

使い方： avatar of something (The hero becomes an avatar of courage.)

類義語： embodiment, personification

よく使う表現： avatar of something, an avatar of justice