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/sɪmˈbɑːlɪk/ · /sɪmˈbɒlɪk/
Symbolic describes something that represents or stands for a bigger idea or feeling, rather than mattering just by itself. For example, shaking hands can be a symbolic act showing peace or agreement - the handshake itself is small, but it stands for something bigger. People also say an action is 'merely symbolic' when they mean it looks meaningful but doesn't actually change anything in a practical way.
象徵性的
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
symbolicadj
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Pertaining to a symbol.
- Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
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Implicitly representing or referring to another thing.
- a symbolic gesture
- They viewed the power shift and diversity as a symbolic but meaningful rebuke of the Islamophobic rhetoric that was a central theme of then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。