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av·a·tar /ˈævətɑː $ -tɑːr/ noun [countable]  1. literary a person or animal who is really a god in human or animal form 神的化身2. formal a person who represents an idea or quality 〔某种思想或品质的〕化身，体现3. a picture of a person or animal that represents you on a computer screen, for example in some chat rooms or when you are playing games over the Internet 〔某些网上聊天室或网上游戏中代表个人的〕头像，虚拟替身，图标

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avatar• For some, the use of an avatar frees them from shyness and allows them to interact more openly and honestly.• A person's cyberspace avatar could have any desired appearance and behaviour.• The avatar can be a realistic depiction of the actual person or a completely fanciful one.Origin avatar (1700-1800) Sanskrit avatara “descent”, from avatarati “he or she comes down”

av·a·tar nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus person is a animal or who a really god

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av‧a‧tar /ˈævətɑː $ -tɑːr/ noun [countable]1. literary a person or animal who is really a god in human or animal form
2. formal a person who represents an idea or quality
3. a picture of a person or animal that represents you on a computer screen, for example in some chat rooms or when you are playing games over the Internet

ava·tarBrE /ˈævətɑː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈævətɑːr/ 🔊 noun(in Hinduism and Buddhism) a god appearing in a physical form 化身（印度教和佛教中化作人形或兽形的神）a picture of a person or an animal that represents a particular computer user, on a computer screen, especially in a computer game or on social media （尤指电脑游戏或社交媒体中的）用户头像