名詞 effigy:

1. a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
   同義詞：image, simulacrum

1. A figure made of wax, especially a life-size wax effigy of a famous person.
   蠟像蠟制的像，尤指與真人大小一樣的名人蠟像
2. During the war, the president was sometimes burned in effigy in some cities.
   在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)期間，一些城市有時(shí)焚燒總統(tǒng)的模擬像。
3. The king was burned in effigy by the angry mob.
   國(guó)王的模擬像被憤怒的民眾燒掉以泄心中的憤恨。
4. Burn a person in effigy.
   焚燒某人的肖像以泄恨。

ef.fi.gy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 ef.fi.gies
A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.
雕像：代表可憎的人或一群人的粗糙的圖象或木偶
A likeness or image, especially of a person.
肖像：模擬畫或肖像，特別是指人

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>in effigy
Symbolically, especially in the form of an effigy:
模擬像：象征性的，特別是以模擬像的形式：
例句：
The deposed dictator was burned in effigy by the crowd.
群眾焚燒退位獨(dú)裁者的模擬像

來(lái)源：
French effigie
法語(yǔ) effigie
from Latin effigiôs [likeness]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) effigiôs [相象]
from effingere [to portray]
源自 effingere [描繪]
ex- [ex-]
ex- [前綴，表.從前的.]
fingere [to shape] * see dheigh-
fingere [使成形] *參見(jiàn) dheigh-