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Picture the silver cup on the shelf: an object whose whole job is to be looked at and to say 'I won'. It has almost no everyday use — its value is that it proves a victory to anyone who sees it.
可以想成櫃子上那座擦得發亮的銀盃：它不能裝水、不能拿來做事，唯一的功能就是被看見，並且替主人說一句「我贏了」。tro…更多收起
可以想成櫃子上那座擦得發亮的銀盃：它不能裝水、不能拿來做事，唯一的功能就是被看見，並且替主人說一句「我贏了」。trophy 的重點永遠不在東西本身有沒有用，而在它能不能證明一場勝利、一次成功。從這裡出發，凡是被拿來當作「戰績展示品」的東西——甚至是人——都可以被冠上 trophy。原始詞典資料10 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。
trophynoun/ˈtɹəʊfi/
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An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.
- He won the trophy in a running competition.
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An object taken as a prize by a hunter, or a conqueror or belligerent, especially one that is displayed.
- The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.
- Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears, / And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars, / And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their wars.
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Any emblem of success; a status symbol.
- His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, and his three yachts.
- “The stakes are getting so high,” Mr. MacDonald-Korth said in a telephone interview, referring to the skyrocketing amounts being paid for trophy works of art.
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criminologyhuman-scienceslawAn object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
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historicalA tropæum.
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architectureartartsA display of weaponry and other militaria, often captured from a defeated enemy, as an ornament designed for the purpose of triumphalist display by a victor or as a show of military prowess by a monarch.
- The souvenirs which many killers retain of their victims are often described as trophies, and Norman Bates's taxidermic interests derived from the real-life Ed Gein.
- A trophy from this murder would have been of great importance.
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An artifact or artwork that has been stolen by a criminal and traded on the black market.
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An animal killed by a trophy hunter that usually has its parts sold on the black market.
trophyverb/ˈtɹəʊfi/
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To adorn (someone) with trophies.
- How many a night serene, shall I behold / Those vvarm attractive orbits, close inshrined / In ether, over vvhich Love's column rose / Marmoreal, trophied round vvith golden hair.
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To win a trophy in a competition.
- He trophied at the 1993, 1994, 2012 and 2015 National Championships and was most proud of winning his class at the 2017 Spring Nationals.
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。