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英语单词 emblematic
英美音标 英 [ˌemblə'mætɪk] 美 [ˌemblə'mætɪk]
中文释义 adj.作为象征的;典型的
英语例句 (1) The crown is emblematic of power of a king.
(2) The violence is emblematic of what is happening in our inner cities.
中文例句 (1) 王冠是国王权力的象征。
(2) 这种暴力行为正标示了我们市中心贫民区的状况。
vocabulary简明 Something emblematic is symbolic. Empty buildings are emblematic of a city in decline, and a crown is emblematic of royalty.
vocabulary扩展 If you know that an emblem is a visual symbol, then you won't be surprised that emblematic things stand for other things. In fact, the word emblem comes from the French word for symbol. Something emblematic represents a larger issue, good or bad. Sometimes emblematic is used for things that are excellent examples. An A student is an emblematic student, and a war hero is an emblematic soldier. Emblematic people are symbols of what others aspire to be.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ 形容词]象征(性)的;标志(性)的 If something, such as an object in a picture, is emblematic of a particular quality or an idea, it symbolically represents the quality or idea.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  • Dogs are emblematic of faithfulness...

    狗象征着忠诚。

  • In some works, flowers take on a powerful emblematic quality.

    在一些作品中,花具有强烈的象征意义。

2
[ADJ 形容词]代表(性)的;典型(性)的 If you say that something is emblematic of a state of affairs, you mean that it is characteristic of it and represents its most typical features.
  [usu v-link ADJ of n]
  • The killing in Pensacola is emblematic of a lot of the violence that is happening around the world.

    彭萨柯拉的杀人事件是世界各地发生的大量暴力事件的典型代表。

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