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imago

UK /ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ/US /ɪˈmeɪɡoʊ/

词源

源自拉丁语 'imāgō',意为图像、复制品或表象,最早用于昆虫学描述成虫形态(1768年),心理学用法由荣格引入(20世纪初)。

noun

❶ 昆虫发育的最终阶段,即成虫形态,特指完全变态昆虫(如蝴蝶)从蛹中羽化后的成熟个体。

“The butterfly emerges from its chrysalis as a fully developed imago.”

(蝴蝶从蛹中羽化而出,成为完全发育的成虫。)

“The imago stage is crucial for reproduction in most insects.”

(成虫阶段对大多数昆虫的繁殖至关重要。)

❶ 心理学中,指个体潜意识中对父母或其他重要人物的理想化形象,常影响成年后的人际关系模式。

“The concept of imago plays a significant role in Jungian psychology.”

(理想形象的概念在荣格心理学中扮演重要角色。)

“His therapist helped him recognize the imago he had created of his absent father.”

(他的治疗师帮助他认识到自己对缺席父亲形成的理想化形象。)

同义词:adult, perfect insect, archetype, idealized image

常见短语

imago dei — 神学概念,指人类按上帝形象被创造,强调人的神圣价值和尊严。

“The doctrine of imago dei forms the basis of human rights in Christian theology.”

(按上帝形象被创造的教义构成基督教神学中人权的理论基础。)