symbolic
adjective /sɪmˈbɒlɪk/
/sɪmˈbɑːlɪk/
- containing symbols, or being used as a symbol
使用象征的；作为象征的；象征性的 - He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance.
他做了一个象征性的挑战手势－挥了挥他的拳头。 - The ceremony has a deep symbolic meaning.
仪式具有深刻的象征意义。 - The new regulations are largely symbolic (= they will not have any real effect).
新的制度基本上是象征性的。 - symbolic of something The dove is symbolic of peace.
鸽子是和平的象征。
Topics Artc1, Literature and writingc1- The case became symbolic of US racial tension.
这个事件成了美国种族关系紧张的象征。 - The role of monarch is a purely symbolic one.
君主的作用纯粹是象征性的。 - These two objects are symbolic of life and death.
这两件物品象征着生和死。 - This is a gruesome and heavily symbolic tale.
这是个富有象征意义的恐怖故事。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- deeply
- heavily
- highly
- …
- of
词源mid 17th cent.: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos. - He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance.