单词 | icon |
释义 | icon1 of 2noun ˈī-ˌkän variants or less commonly ikon plural icons also ikons 1 : a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere a civil rights icon an actor and fashion icon … Purple Rain, the flick that established Prince as a pop icon and cineaste. Robert Christgau and Carola Dibbell That cultural icon, the Nintendo Game Boy, was released in 1989 … Eleanor Flegg 2 : emblem, symbol Rosie the Riveter, a WWII [World War II] cultural icon with her blue jumpsuit and red bandana, represented the women who went to work at manufacturing hubs across the nation … David DeBolt A single photograph, the photograph of Earth taken from space by William Anders, on Apollo 8, in 1968, served as an icon for the entire environmental movement. Jill Lepore The nation's first President was transformed into an icon, a national symbol whose somewhat forbidding portrait would adorn the dollar bill. John J. O'Connor 3 a : a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that represents an app, an object (such as a file), or a function (such as the command to save) b : a sign (such as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning c archaic : a usually pictorial representation : image 4 [Late Greek eikōn, from Greek] in Eastern Orthodox Christianity : a representation (as in a mural, a mosaic, or a painting on wood) of sacred events or especially of a sacred individual (such as Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint) used as an object of veneration or a tool for instruction icon- 2 of 2combining form variants or icono- : image iconolatry icon noun variants also ikon 1 as in hero a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and other icons of pop culture Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in symbol a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader the player's remote control is very user-friendly as it doesn't use any icons that you haven't seen a million times before Synonyms & Similar Words
3 as in avatar a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour Synonyms & Similar Words
4 as in star a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
5 as in image a two dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion Synonyms & Similar Words
|
随便看 |
英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。