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objectified

UK //ɒbˈdʒek.tɪ.faɪd//US //əbˈdʒek.tə.faɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'objectum'(物体) + 后缀 '-fy'(使...化),16世纪进入英语,原指“使成为对象”,20世纪后发展出负面含义。

verb

❶ 将某人或某物视为纯粹的对象,忽视其作为人的尊严或个性,常用于批评将人物化的行为。

“The advertisement objectified women by focusing only on their bodies.”

(这则广告仅关注女性身体,将她们物化。)

“He felt objectified when people only valued him for his wealth.”

(当人们只看重他的财富时,他感到自己被物化了。)

❶ 将抽象概念或情感具体化为可感知的对象,常用于哲学或心理学领域。

“The artist objectified her grief in the sculpture.”

(艺术家将她的悲伤具象化在这座雕塑中。)

“Fear was objectified as a dark shadow in his painting.”

(恐惧在他的画中被具象化为一道黑影。)

同义词:dehumanize, commodify, reify, materialize, embody

常见短语

objectified beauty — 指被简化为外在标准而忽视内在价值的美丽概念,常见于社会对女性外表的讨论。

“The magazine promotes an objectified beauty that harms women's self-esteem.”

(这本杂志宣扬的物化美丽标准损害了女性的自尊。)