maths单词快速记忆（每日单词emblematic）

emblematic

英 [ˌemblə'mætɪk] 美 [ˌemblə'mætɪk]

adj.作为象征的；典型的

GRE

◉Usage Examples

(1) The crown is emblematic of power of a king.

(2) The violence is emblematic of what is happening in our inner cities.

(1) 王冠是国王权力的象征。

(2) 这种暴力行为正标示了我们市中心贫民区的状况。

◉Word Origin

French emblématique, from Medieval Latin emblēmaticus, of an emblem, from Latin emblēma, emblēmat-, emblem

◉Usage notes

Something emblematic is symbolic. Empty buildings are emblematic of a city in decline, and a crown is emblematic of royalty.

If you know that an emblem is a visual symbol, then you won't be surprised that emblematic things stand for other things. In fact, the word emblem comes from the French word for symbol. Something emblematic represents a larger issue, good or bad. Sometimes emblematic is used for things that are excellent examples. An A student is an emblematic student, and a war hero is an emblematic soldier. Emblematic people are symbols of what others aspire to be.

◉Collins

1. [ADJ 形容词]象征（性）的；标志（性）的 If something, such as an object in a picture, is emblematic of a particular quality or an idea, it symbolically represents the quality or idea. [usu v-link ADJ]

① Dogs are emblematic of faithfulness...

狗象征着忠诚。

② In some works, flowers take on a powerful emblematic quality.

在一些作品中，花具有强烈的象征意义。

2. [ADJ 形容词]代表（性）的；典型（性）的 If you say that something is emblematic of a state of affairs, you mean that it is characteristic of it and represents its most typical features. [usu v-link ADJ of n]

The killing in Pensacola is emblematic of a lot of the violence that is happening around the world.

彭萨柯拉的杀人事件是世界各地发生的大量暴力事件的典型代表。