英语词汇“symbol”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sym•bol n. [countable]

something used to stand for something else, esp. a material object representing something that cannot be touched:The ring was a symbol of his love.
a letter, figure, or other conventional mark naming or referring to an object, quantity, operation, function, etc., as in mathematics:In mathematics, x is often the symbol for an unknown amount.

sym•bol n., v., -boled, -bol•ing or (esp. Brit.) -bolled, -bol•ling.
n.

something used for or regarded as representing something else;
a material object representing something, often something immaterial;
emblem, token, or sign.
Mathematics, a letter, figure, or other character or mark or a combination of letters or the like used to designate something:the algebraic symbolx;
the chemical symbol Au.
Philosophya word, phrase, image, or the like having a complex of associated meanings and perceived as having inherent value separable from that which is symbolized, as being part of that which is symbolized, and as performing its normal function of standing for or representing that which is symbolized: usually conceived as deriving its meaning chiefly from the structure in which it appears, and generally distinguished from a sign.

v.t.

to symbolize.

Greek sýmbolon sign, equivalent. to sym- sym- + -bolon, neuter for bolé̄ (feminine) a throw
Latin symbolum
late Middle English 1400–50

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symbol /ˈsɪmb^əl/ n

something that represents or stands for something else, usually by convention or association, esp a material object used to represent something abstract
an object, person, idea, etc, used in a literary work, film, etc, to stand for or suggest something else with which it is associated either explicitly or in some more subtle way
a letter, figure, or sign used in mathematics, science, music, etc to represent a quantity, phenomenon, operation, function, etc

vb ( -bols, -bolling, -bolled) ( US -bols, -boling, -boled)

(transitive)
another word for symbolize

Etymology: 15th Century: from Church Latin symbolum, from Greek sumbolon sign, from sumballein to throw together, from syn- + ballein to throw

单词	symbol
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sym•bol /ˈsɪmbəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable] something used to stand for something else, esp. a material object representing something that cannot be touched:The ring was a symbol of his love. a letter, figure, or other conventional mark naming or referring to an object, quantity, operation, function, etc., as in mathematics:In mathematics, x is often the symbol for an unknown amount. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sym•bol (sim′bəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -boled, -bol•ing or (esp. Brit.) -bolled, -bol•ling. n. something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. Mathematics, a letter, figure, or other character or mark or a combination of letters or the like used to designate something:the algebraic symbolx; the chemical symbol Au. Philosophya word, phrase, image, or the like having a complex of associated meanings and perceived as having inherent value separable from that which is symbolized, as being part of that which is symbolized, and as performing its normal function of standing for or representing that which is symbolized: usually conceived as deriving its meaning chiefly from the structure in which it appears, and generally distinguished from a sign. v.t. to symbolize. Greek sýmbolon sign, equivalent. to sym- sym- + -bolon, neuter for bolé̄ (feminine) a throw Latin symbolum late Middle English 1400–50 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: symbol /ˈsɪmb^əl/ n something that represents or stands for something else, usually by convention or association, esp a material object used to represent something abstract an object, person, idea, etc, used in a literary work, film, etc, to stand for or suggest something else with which it is associated either explicitly or in some more subtle way a letter, figure, or sign used in mathematics, science, music, etc to represent a quantity, phenomenon, operation, function, etc vb ( -bols, -bolling, -bolled) ( US -bols, -boling, -boled) (transitive) another word for symbolize Etymology: 15th Century: from Church Latin symbolum, from Greek sumbolon sign, from sumballein to throw together, from syn- + ballein to throw
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