n.(名词)

1. 符号
2. 象征
3. 记号
4. 标志
5. 代号
6. 表征
7. 【宗】信条

n.(名词)

1. [C] 象征,标志 image, object, etc. that suggests or refers to sth else
2. [C] 符号,记号 mark or sign in mathematics, punctuation marks, musical notation, etc.

Noun:

1. an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

2. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible;

   "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"
   

1.象征;代表
Something that is asymbol of a society or an aspect of life seems to represent it because it is very typical of it.

e.g. To them, the monarchy is the specialsymbol of nationhood...
对他们来说，君主政体是国家地位的特殊象征。
e.g. She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerfulsymbol in last year's election.
虽然两年前就已遭软禁，她在去年的选举中仍然是势力强大的代表人物。

2.象征物;标志
Asymbol of something such as an idea is a shape or design that is used to represent it.

e.g. Later in this same passage Yeats resumes his argument for the Rose as an Irishsymbol...
随后在同一篇诗歌里，叶芝再次将玫瑰作为爱尔兰的标志。
e.g. I frequently use sunflowers as symbols of strength.
我经常用向日葵来作为力量的象征。

3.符号;代号;记号
Asymbol for an item in a calculation or scientific formula is a number, letter, or shape that represents that item.

symbol

e.g. What's the chemicalsymbol for mercury?
汞的化学元素符号是什么？

4. see also: sex symbol;status symbol

1. 记号：②皮尔斯(Charles Sanders Peirce),美国逻辑学家,与文化学者索绪尔同时代的人物,他将符号分为图像(icon)、标志(index)、记号(symbol)三类,他认为这三类符号经常互相重叠,互有关联.

2.symbol：s; 符号

3.symbol：sym; 图例

The chemical symbol for copper is 'Cu'.

铜的化学符号是Cu。

The dove is the symbol of peace.

鸽子是和平的象征。

The river-sea dividing marker must be a symbol which separates the Yalu River from the Yellow Sea.

江海分界碑,这里就是鸭绿江和黄海分界的标志吧。

White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures.

在西方文化中，白色一向象征纯洁。

Mandela became a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle.

曼德拉成为反种族隔离斗争的象征。

What is the chemical symbol for copper?

铜的化学符号是什么？

A list of symbols used on the map is given in the index.

这份地图所使用的符号全部列在索引中。

To them, the monarchy is the special symbol of nationhood...

对他们来说，君主政体是国家地位的特殊象征。

She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful symbol in last year's election.

虽然两年前就已遭软禁，她在去年的选举中仍然是势力强大的代表人物。

Later in this same passage Yeats resumes his argument for the Rose as an Irish symbol...

随后在同一篇诗歌里，叶芝再次将玫瑰作为爱尔兰的标志。

I frequently use sunflowers as symbols of strength.

我经常用向日葵来作为力量的象征。

What's the chemical symbol for mercury?

汞的化学元素符号是什么？

The staff with the snake has long been a symbol of medicine and the medical profession.

长久以来,盘绕着蛇的手杖一直是医学以及行医者的象征.

A ring like symbol suggesting unity.

让人想到团结的环状标记.

She had a silver peace symbol hanging on a chain around her neck.

她有一个银制的和平标志挂在项链上.

White is the symbol of purity.

白是纯洁的象征.

Rosy cheeks are a symbol of good health.

红润的面颊是健康的象征.

The building is the symbol of eastern building.

这座建筑物是东方建筑的象征.

According to the symbol on the label, this sweater should be washed by hand.

根据标签上的符号, 这件针织套衫应该用手洗.

A wedding ring is a symbol of eternal love between a married couple.

结婚戒指象征已婚夫妇之间永恒的爱.

A dove is often used as a symbol of peace.

鸽常作为和平的象征.

The dove is a symbol of peace.

鸽子是和平的象征.

The white colour is a symbol of purity.

白色是纯洁的象征.

The coin bears a Jewish symbol.

硬币上有犹太标记.

Exotic pets are the latest status symbol.

养珍禽异兽是表现社会地位的最时髦方式。

White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures.

在西方文化中，白色一向象征纯洁。

The Agriculture Department today released a new graphic to replace the old symbol.

农业部今天发布了一个新图标以取代旧标志。

The whale, like the dolphin, has become a symbol of the marvels of creation.

鲸和海豚一样，已经成为造物杰作的象征。

His bristling determination has become a symbol of England's renaissance.

他精力旺盛，坚毅顽强，已经成为英格兰文艺复兴的一个象征。

Later in this same passage Yeats resumes his argument for the Rose as an Irish symbol.

随后在同一篇诗歌里，叶芝再次将玫瑰作为爱尔兰的标志。

The republic's new flag was emblazoned with the ancient symbol of the Greek Macedonian dynasty.

共和国新国旗上醒目地印着希腊马其顿王朝的古老标志。

A symbol appears in an upper quadrant of the screen.

一个符号出现在屏幕上方的一个象限里。

1. The color white is a symbol of purity.
   白色是纯洁的象征。
2. H2O is the chemical symbol for water.H2O
   是水的化学符号。

形容词+～

• symbol">chemical symbol化学符号
• symbol">religious symbol宗教象征

名词+～

• symbol">status symbol身份标志

介词+～

• symbol">express by symbol用符号表示

～+介词

• symbol%20for%20water">symbol for water水的符号
• symbol%20of%20authority">symbol of authority权力的象征

• The Western Bishops, who alone adhered to the Nicene symbol in its integrity.

  出自：H. M. Luckock

生活对话

A：Flowers. Now that's romantic.
花。这才叫浪漫。

symbol的翻译

B：They're plastic and will never die. They're supposed to be asymbol of endless love.
它们是塑胶的，永不凋谢。那些花象征永恒的爱。

A：The two of you were definitely made for each other. Thank God, my match-making work is over...Now it's your turn.
你们两个真是天造地设的一对。谢天谢地，我不用再牵红线了……现在换你了。

B：What?
换我干嘛？

A：Do you have Don's number?
你有唐的电话吗？

n.(名词)

symbol, mark, sign, token

这组词都可表示“符号,标志”。其区别是：

1.symbol指作为象征或表达某种深邃意义的特殊事物; sign指代表具有固定意义的一种简明的符号或标志; mark指在其他事物上留下的清晰可见的印痕或先天固有的标志; token指表示爱情、友谊等的纪念物或礼品等。例如:

She had a silver peace symbol hanging on a chain around her neck.她有一个银制的和平标志挂在项链上。

She put her finger to her lips as a sign to be quiet.她将手指放在唇上表示应安静。

He gave his wife a ring as a token of his love.他给他爱人一枚戒指,作为爱情的象征。

2.sign与symbol相比较, sign的含义简单明了,容易体察,而symbol却含义深邃复杂。例如:

I could not write my name, so I made the sign of the cross.我不会写我的名字,就画了一个十字。

3.token和sign的意思相同,但token比sign庄严文雅,通常用于严肃的场合,在一般情况下可以用sign代替。例如:

Jenny's husband gave her a ring as a token of their first meeting.珍妮的丈夫送她一枚戒指纪念他们的初次见面。

symbol，badge，sign，signal，mark，token，attribute，emblem

这些名词均含“标志、象征、符号”之意。

symbol指作象征或表达某种深邃意蕴的特殊事物。

badge一般指金属证章或写有姓名的带状标志物。

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。

token语气庄重，指礼品、纪念物等作为表示友谊、爱情等的象征或标志。

attribute指人或物及其地位、属性的象征。

emblem指选定象征一个国家、民族或家庭等的图案或实物。

• ☆ 1434年进入英语，直接源自后期拉丁语的symbolum，意为信条，信物；最初源自古希腊语的symbolon，意为切口，暗号。