symbolic
UK/sɪm'bɒlɪk/US/sim'bɒlik/
B2
释义
adj.
Acting as or expressed through a symbol; representing something beyond itself.
象征性的；象征的
词根拆分
词根派生symbol + -ic（形容词后缀）= 「具有象征性质的」。symbolic 的行为代表着比它本身更大的东西。
词根 bol 还连着 14 个词常用搭配
- 1.symbolic gesture象征性姿态
- 2.symbolic meaning象征意义
- 3.highly symbolic极具象征性
- 4.symbolic value象征价值
例句
- 1.
Resigning was a symbolic gesture; it changed nothing in practice.
辞职只是象征性的姿态，实际上什么也没改变。
- 2.
The handshake had deep symbolic meaning for both nations.
那次握手对两国都有深刻的象征意义。