1650s, "practice of representing things with symbols," from symbol + -ism. Applied to the arts by 1866; attested from 1892 as a movement in French literature, from French symbolisme (see symbolist).
双语例句
1. The scene is so rich in symbolism that any explanation risks spoiling the effect.
该场景具有丰富的象征意义，任何解释都可能破坏其效果。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The symbolism of every gesture will be of vital importance during the short state visit.
在这次短暂的国事访问期间，一举一动都将有着至关重要的象征意义。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The film was much praised at the time for its visual symbolism.
那部电影由于其视觉上的象征主义而在当时大受褒扬。
来自辞典例句
4. We shall encounter some of his symbolism in our survey of the calculus.
以后在概述微积分发展时,我们将碰到他所创立的一些符号.
来自辞典例句
5. The wall has long been incorporated into Chinese mythology popular symbolism.
