A lay figure
人体模型,模特儿;傀儡
🧩 词语组成解析
lay
[lei]
vt. 放置;铺放;涂，敷;产卵;
adj. 世俗的;外行的;没有经验的;
n. 叙事诗;性伙伴;
figure
['fɪɡjɚ]
n. 数字;算术;人物;身材;
vi. 计算;出现;扮演角色;
vt. 计算在内;估计;推测;认为;
fig做，塑造，虚构+ure名词后缀，状态 →做出的状态→形象，人物
🗣️ 情景例句
Permanently?
一直住下去？
The young man had been well aware of her presence at the party.
那个年轻人早已注意到她在宴会上。
But the first people who were like ourselves lived so long ago that even their sagas, if they had any, are forgotten.
但是，和我们相似的原始人生活的年代太久远了，因此，有关他们的传说既使有如今也失传了。