emblematic

英 [ˌembləˈmætɪk]

美 [ˌembləˈmætɪk]

adj.  标志的; 象征(性)的; 特有的; 典型的; 有代表性的

GRE

BNC.32788 / COCA.14844

牛津词典

adj.

• 标志的；象征（性）的
  that represents or is a symbol of sth
• 特有的；典型的；有代表性的
  that is considered typical of a situation, an area of work, etc.
  1. The violence is emblematic of what is happening in our inner cities.
     这种暴力行为正标示了我们市中心贫民区的状况。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 象征（性）的;标志（性）的
  If something, such as an object in a picture, isemblematic ofa particular quality or an idea, it symbolically represents the quality or idea.
  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。
• ADJ 代表（性）的;典型（性）的
  If you say that something isemblematic ofa state of affairs, you mean that it is characteristic of it and represents its most typical features.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
  1. a crown is emblematic of royalty
  2. the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish
  Synonym:emblematicalsymbolicsymbolical
• being or serving as an illustration of a type
  1. the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy
  2. an action exemplary of his conduct
  Synonym:exemplarytypic

双语例句

• And in a larger sense, that's emblematic of what Americans have always done.
  就更深层意义而言，这是美国人民一直以来的行为象征。
• It is simply emblematic of the French decline, said one art critic who preferred not to be named.
  一位不愿透露姓名的艺术评论家表示：这正是法国衰落的象征。
• The crown is emblematic of the power of a king.
  王冠是国王权力的象征。
• 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。
• Perhaps I am emblematic of everything that is wrong with elite American education, but I have no idea how to get my students to build a self or become a soul.
  也许我代表了美国精英教育错误的一面，但我完全不知道如何让学生建立起自我，也不知道如何让他们成为拥有高尚情操的人。
• No one visiting Japan can fail to appreciate its world-class infrastructure, of which Shinkansen bullet trains are emblematic.
  但凡去过日本的人，都会惊叹于日本一流的基础设施，其中最具代表性的当数新干线高速列车。
• But that has changed, and the centre for emerging markets solutions at ISB, which published the research, is emblematic of the transformation.
  不过，这种状况现在已经有了变化，发表上述研究报告的isb新兴市场解决方案研究中心（centreforemergingmarketssolutions）就是这一转型的典范。
• Novartis is emblematic of many multinationals that rigidly stick to their developed market business models even as they try to conquer emerging markets with fundamentally different economic and social realities.
  诺华是很多固守发达市场商业模式的跨国公司的典型代表，不论当前所处的新兴市场在经济和社会现实方面与发达市场存在怎样根本性的不同。
• It was probably a coincidence that the Libya vote saw Berlin siding with the BRIC nations, but it seemed emblematic all the same.
  在利比亚问题的投票表决中，德国与金砖国家站在了同一边，这很可能只是个巧合，但仍然具有象征意义。
• The core competency is emblematic of an engineer: to build and operate large projects more efficiently than others.
  核心竞争力是一名工程师的象征：比其他人更高效的创建并经营大型项目。