relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols;"symbolic logic" "symbolic operations" "symbolic thinking"
serving as a visible symbol for something abstract;"a crown is emblematic of royalty" "the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"
using symbolism;"symbolic art"
中英词源
symbolic 象征的，符号的
symbol,象征，符号，-ic,形容词后缀。
symbolic (adj.)
1650s, from symbol + -ic, or from Greek symbolikos. Related: Symbolical (c. 1600); symbolically.
词态变化
副词 symbolically;
权威造句
1. The move today was largely symbolic.
今天的举动在很大程度上只是象征性的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The President"s visit is loaded with symbolic significance.
总统之行充满象征性意义。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Yellow clothes are worn as symbolic of spring.
穿上黄色的衣服象征着春天来了。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The dove is symbolic of peace.
鸽子是和平的象征。
来自《权威词典》
5. The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.
