iconic
adjective
uk/aɪˈkɒn.ɪk/us/aɪˈkɑː.nɪk/veryfamousorpopular,especiallybeingconsideredtorepresentparticularopinionsor aparticulartime:
(尤指能代表某种观点或某一时代)非常出名的,受欢迎的JohnLennongainediconicstatusfollowinghisdeath.约翰‧列侬死后成了偶像级人物。
Thegunfightis thesinglemost iconicimageof the WildWest.
ThefilmCasablancawonthreeAcademyAwards, anditscharacters,dialogue, andmusichavebecomeiconic.
languagespecialized
showingarelationshipbetween theformof asign, such as a word or asymbol, anditsmeaning:
Iconicgesturesmimictheformsof the things theystandfor, such asoutliningshapes, ormovingyourhandsmultipletimesto showrepetition.
An iconicsignis one whoseformresemblesitsmeaningin some way, asopposedto anarbitrarysign.
- You must haveseenthe iconicimageof two menstandingwith black-glovedfistsraisedinprotest.
- Theyellowjerseyof the Tour de France is one of sport's mostenduringand iconicsymbols.
- Edward Hopper'spainting"Nighthawks" has sincebecomeiconic.
- Thelma and Louise was aninstantlyiconicfeministroadmovie.
- The FordTauruswas one of theautomotiveindustry'strulyiconicbrands.
- Ithinkhisworkwas so iconic.
Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
- analogy
- archetypal
- archetypically
- besomeoneall overidiom
- betoken
- genre
- mirror
- Mr
- Mrs
- on-brand
- personification
- sum
- symbolic
- symbolize
- symptomatic
- tantamount
- territory
- textbook
- translate
- trust
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