containing symbols, or being used as a symbol 使用象征的;作为象征的;象征性的 He shook his fist in a symbolic gesture of defiance. 他做了一个象征性的挑战手势-挥了挥他的拳头。 The ceremony has a deep symbolic meaning. 仪式具有深刻的象征意义。 The new regulations are largely symbolic (= they will not have any real effect). 新的制度基本上是象征性的。 - symbolic of something
The dove is symbolic of peace. 鸽子是和平的象征。
Extra ExamplesTopics Artc1, Literature and writingc1The case became symbolic of US racial tension. 这个事件成了美国种族关系紧张的象征。 The role of monarch is a purely symbolic one. 君主的作用纯粹是象征性的。 These two objects are symbolic of life and death. 这两件物品象征着生和死。 This is a gruesome and heavily symbolic tale. 这是个富有象征意义的恐怖故事。
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French symbolique or late Latin symbolicus, from Greek sumbolikos.