effigy

IPA/ˈefɪdʒi/
KK[ˈɛfɪdʒi]IPA/ˈefɪdʒi/

effigy — noun

  • effigysingular
  • effigiesplural

1. A figure made to look like a person whom the makers strongly oppose, created so

1.名詞B2
釋義

A figure made to look like a person whom the makers strongly oppose, created so it can be burned, hanged, or destroyed in public as a form of protest.

例句

During the protest, Kabir watched as the crowd burned an effigy of the unpopular mayor.

collocation: burn an effigy of [someone]

Students made an effigy of their strict head teacher and hanged it from a tree.

verb pattern: make + hang an effigy

同義詞
  • statue

    a carved or cast figure, usually of someone admired; effigies are of hated figures and meant for destruction

  • figure

    a more general term for a human shape, without the protest connotation

  • model

    a copy at any scale; lacks the emotional charge of effigy

文法句型

an effigy of [somebody]

burn/hang [somebody] in effigy

用法筆記

Common with verbs of public destruction (burn, hang, set fire to). The fixed expression burn/hang someone in effigy means to burn or hang a model representing that person — the article may drop the effigy and say 'the crowd burned the president in effigy'.

常見錯誤

❌The town built an effigy of the war hero.
✅The town built a statue of the war hero.
💡A statue honours a person; an effigy represents someone the makers hate and is meant to be destroyed, not honoured.
❌I saw an effigy of my grandmother on the shelf.
✅I saw a photo of my grandmother on the shelf.
💡Effigy implies a full-body model used for protest, not a picture or small ornament.