单词 | emblematic |
释义 | emblematic (embləmætɪk ) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] 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. Dogs are emblematic of faithfulness. [+ of] In some works, flowers take on a powerful emblematic quality. Synonyms: symbolic, significant, figurative, allegorical 2. adjective 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. The killing in Pensacola is emblematic of a lot of the violence that is happening around the world. [+ of] |
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