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pathetic fallacy

noun
🔊/pəˌθetɪk ˈfæləsi/
🔊/pəˌθetɪk ˈfæləsi/
 [uncountable, singular]
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  1. (in art and literature用于艺术和文学) the act of describing animals and things as having human feelings拟人谬化（对动物或物体赋予人类感情）
    • the poet’s use of pathetic fallacy in showing nature mourning the death of the shepherd诗人利用可悲的谬论来表现自然哀悼牧者的死亡
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