“使人格化”常见的英文表达是 “personify”,也可用 “anthropomorphize”(更侧重于赋予非人类事物以人类特征或情感) 。例如:
The artist personified nature in his paintings.(这位艺术家在他的画作中使自然人格化。 )
In fairy tales, animals are often anthropomorphized.(在童话故事中,动物常常被赋予人类的特征。 )