symbolism
英 [ˈsɪmbəlɪzəm]
美 [ˈsɪmbəlɪzəm]
n. (尤指文艺中的)象征主义，象征手法
Collins.1 / BNC.9803 / COCA.9014
牛津词典
noun
- （尤指文艺中的）象征主义，象征手法
the use of symbols to represent ideas, especially in art and literature
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 象征手法;象征主义
Symbolismis the use of symbols in order to represent something.- The scene is so rich in symbolism that any explanation risks spoiling the effect.
该场景具有丰富的象征意义，任何解释都可能破坏其效果。 - ...a film much praised at the time for its visual symbolism.
由于其视觉上的象征主义而在当时大受褒扬的电影
- The scene is so rich in symbolism that any explanation risks spoiling the effect.
- N-UNCOUNT 象征意义;象征
You can refer to thesymbolismof an event or action when it seems to show something important about a situation.- The symbolism of every gesture will be of vital importance during the short state visit.
在这次短暂的国事访问期间，一举一动都将有着至关重要的象征意义。
- The symbolism of every gesture will be of vital importance during the short state visit.
英英释义
noun
- the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
- a system of symbols and symbolic representations
- an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images