a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling (体现思想、品质或情感的)具体形象,化身 she seemed to be a living embodiment of vitality. 她就像活力的化身。 ■[mass noun]the representation or expression of something in such a form 具体表现,体现 it was in Germany alone that his hope seemed capable of embodiment. 似乎只有在德国他的希望才能得以体现。