单词 | peace symbol |
释义 | > as lemmaspeace symbol peace symbol n. a symbol regarded as emblematic of peace; esp. the symbol (consisting of a circle bisected by a vertical diameter with an inverted V in the lower half) adopted by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and other movements. ΚΠ 1947 Times 4 Jan. 3/4 A triangular banner bearing the swastika, which, according to Hindu belief, is a peace symbol. 1968 R. J. Lifton Death in Life vii. 270 It was perhaps predictable that Hiroshima, after experiencing the world's first atomic bomb, would call upon the peace symbol as its rallying point for commemoration and rehabilitation. 1990 K. Vonnegut Hocus Pocus xx. 156 He was slight, and had long hair, and wore a peace symbol around his neck. < as lemmas |
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