the symbol, badge or sign that shows somebody’s rank or that they are a member of a group or an organization (级别或成员的)标记,象征;徽章;证章 the royal insignia 皇家徽章 His uniform bore the insignia of a captain. 他的制服上有上尉徽章。 I recognized a few of the red, yellow and blue insignias on the olive-green overcoats of the soldiers. 我认出了士兵们橄榄绿大衣上的一些红、黄、蓝徽章。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, plural of insigne ‘sign, badge of office’, neuter of insignis ‘distinguished (as if by a mark)’, from in- ‘towards’ + signum ‘sign’.