reify
reify — 動詞
- reifypresent simple I / you / we / they
- reifies3rd person singular
- reifying-ing form
- reifiedpast simple
1. to take an abstract idea, feeling, or concept and talk about it as if it were a
具體化；物化
將抽象概念視為具體存在的東西
to take an abstract idea, feeling, or concept and talk about it as if it were a physical object or a real thing that you can see and touch
The professor warned the class not to reify abstract ideas like 'justice' as physical objects.
教授警告學生不要把「正義」或「自由」這類抽象概念具體化，把它們當成實體物體來看待。
reify + abstract concept as if it were a physical object
Mei argued that the survey reified customer satisfaction as a single score.
Mei 主張，該公司的問卷調查把客戶滿意度物化成一個單一的分數。
A society that reifies 'success' as wealth ignores other ways to live well.
一個把「成功」具體化為財富的社會，會忽略其他讓人活得很好的方式。
reify + abstract noun + as + concrete noun
Political slogans often reify complex issues into simple catchphrases.
政治口號常常把複雜的議題物化成簡單的口號。
passive: issues are reified into [something simpler]
- reify a concept
- reify an idea
- reify a notion
- reify + as + noun
- be reified into + noun
- objectify
stronger and often more negative, especially when applied to people — 'objectify' reduces a person to their physical body, while 'reify' applies to any abstract concept
- concretize
neutral and rarer — simply means 'make concrete' without the implication of error
- abstract
to think of or present something apart from its concrete instances
文法句型
reify + abstract noun phrase
be reified as + noun phrase
用法筆記
Common in academic writing, especially philosophy, sociology, and critical theory. The word often carries an implied criticism of the thinking it describes — the speaker suggests that treating the abstract thing as a concrete object is a mistake or oversimplification.
常見錯誤
同根字
- reification名詞C1
- reific形容詞C2
- reificatory形容詞C2
常見搭配
常用片語
- treat as a concrete thing
- mistake for a physical object