| 单词 | emblem |
| 释义 | emblem /em"bleuhm/, n. 1. an object or its representation, symbolizing a quality, state, class of persons, etc.; symbol: The olive branch is an emblem of peace. 2. a sign, design, or figure that identifies or represents something: the emblem of a school. 3. an allegorical picture, often inscribed with a motto supplemental to the visual image with which it forms a single unit of meaning. 4. Obs. an inlaid or tessellated ornament. v.t. 5. to represent with an emblem. [1400-50; late ME < L emblema inlaid or mosaic work < Gk émblema something put on, equiv. to em- EM-2 + blêma something thrown or put; cf. embállein to throw in or on] Syn. 1. token, sign, figure, image, device, badge. |
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