单词详解
n. [C]
A. 象征,标志[(+of)] [ an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance]
The white bird is a symbol of freedom. 这白色的鸟是自由的象征。
The eagle is a symbol of the United States. 鹰是美国的象征。
The dove is the symbol of peace. 鸽子是和平的象征。
B. 记号,符号[(+for)] [ something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible]
We use x as the symbol for an unknown quantity. 我们用x表示一个未知数。
相关词组
status symbol 社会地位象征
He only bought the yacht as a status symbol, actually he hates sailing.
他买游艇只是为了显示身分——其实他根本不喜欢玩游艇。
相关单词
复数:symbols
近义词:sign, mark
相关链接
词语辨析:symbol, sign, signal, mark
symbol, sign, signal, mark
作名词,都有“符号,标志”的意思。
symbol: 指作象征或表达某种深邃意蕴的特殊事物。
sign: 普通用词,指人们公认事物的记号,也可指某种情况的征兆。
signal: 指为某一目的而有意发出的信号。
mark: 普通用词,含义广泛。既可指方便于辨认而有意做的标记,又可指自然形成的标记
或有别于他事物的特征。
词语详解
1. symbol: 指作象征或表达某种深邃意蕴的特殊事物。
The Cross is the symbol of Christianity. 十字架是基督教的象征。
2. sign: 普通用词,指人们公认事物的记号,也可指某种情况的征兆。
The sign says “No swimming”! 告示牌上写着“禁止游泳”!
3. signal: 指为某一目的而有意发出的信号。
In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a signal for everyone to stand up. 在我们班,铃声响过,老师一合上书,就表示全体要起立了。
4. mark: 普通用词,含义广泛。既可指方便于辨认而有意做的标记,又可指自然形成的标
记或有别于他事物的特征。
He made a mark on the tree. 他在树上做了一个记号。