effigies

基本解釋

These men are, in fact, dummies or effigies of the presidential candidates.
剛才採訪的這兩個人，實(shí)際上衹不過是縂統(tǒng)候選人的肖像而已。
Some protesters are burning effigies of President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
一些反對者燒了佈什縂統(tǒng)和國務(wù)卿康多麗莎奈斯的肖像。
From the Middle Ages stories were told of wise men who could bring clay effigies to life by means of magic charms or sacred words.
它現(xiàn)在的涵義源自中世紀(jì)，那時産生了許多關(guān)於術(shù)士的傳說，這些術(shù)士能夠以一道符咒，或把字母拼成一個神聖的字或神的名字，而賦予一個雕像生命。