tokened

to·ken

T0251300 (tō′kən)n.1. a. Something serving as an indication, proof, or expression of something else; a sign: "His lifelong refusal to allow bigots to truly bother him was often considered, unfairly, a token of his weakness" (Jeremy Schaap).b. Something that signifies or evidences authority, validity, or identity: The scepter is a token of regal status.c. A specific instance of a phenomenon or a class of things, as of a linguistic feature in a sample of a person's speech, that can be isolated for study or analysis.2. A person who is considered as representative of a social group, such as a lone individual or one of a small number of employees hired primarily to prevent an employer from being accused of discrimination.3. A keepsake or souvenir.4. A piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for currency: subway tokens.5. Computers a. A small electronic device issued to a user to serve as proof of identity, as for the purpose of accessing a network.b. A piece of software that serves as proof of the user's identity.tr.v. to·kened, to·ken·ing, to·kens To betoken or symbolize; portend.adj.1. Done as an indication or pledge: a token payment.2. a. Perfunctory; minimal: a token gesture of reconciliation; token resistance.b. Being a product of tokenism; merely symbolic: refused to be the token woman on the committee.Idioms: by the same token In like manner; similarly. in token of As an indication of: a ring given in token of love.

[Middle English, from Old English tācen; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

单词	tokened
释义	tokened to·ken T0251300 (tō′kən)n.1. a. Something serving as an indication, proof, or expression of something else; a sign: "His lifelong refusal to allow bigots to truly bother him was often considered, unfairly, a token of his weakness" (Jeremy Schaap).b. Something that signifies or evidences authority, validity, or identity: The scepter is a token of regal status.c. A specific instance of a phenomenon or a class of things, as of a linguistic feature in a sample of a person's speech, that can be isolated for study or analysis.2. A person who is considered as representative of a social group, such as a lone individual or one of a small number of employees hired primarily to prevent an employer from being accused of discrimination.3. A keepsake or souvenir.4. A piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for currency: subway tokens.5. Computers a. A small electronic device issued to a user to serve as proof of identity, as for the purpose of accessing a network.b. A piece of software that serves as proof of the user's identity.tr.v. to·kened, to·ken·ing, to·kens To betoken or symbolize; portend.adj.1. Done as an indication or pledge: a token payment.2. a. Perfunctory; minimal: a token gesture of reconciliation; token resistance.b. Being a product of tokenism; merely symbolic: refused to be the token woman on the committee.Idioms: *by the same token* In like manner; similarly. *in token of* As an indication of: a ring given in token of love. [Middle English, from Old English tācen; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] EncyclopediaSeetokenLegalSeeToken
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