| 释义 |
token/ˈtəʊk(ə)n/ n. & adj.●n. 1 a thing serving as a symbol, reminder, or distinctive mark of something 表示；象征；记号；标志 as a token of affection 作为爱慕的表示; in token of my esteem 以示我的尊敬 2 a thing serving as evidence of authenticity or as a guarantee 证明；信物 3 a voucher exchangeable for goods (often of a specified kind), given as a gift (可换取商品的，作为礼品赠送的)票券，礼券，代价券 4 anything used to represent something else, esp. a metal disc etc. used instead of money in coin-operated machines etc. (用来代表任何东西的，尤指用于投币机的)金属圆形代币，筹码，专用辅币 ●attrib. adj. 1 nominal or perfunctory 名义上的；装装样子的 token effort 装装样子的努力 2 conducted briefly to demonstrate strength of feeling 表表心意的；简单表示的；象征意义的 token resistance 象征性的抵抗; token strike 简单表示一下的罢工 3 serving to acknowledge a principle only 象征意义的 token payment 象征性的付酬 4 chosen by way of tokenism to represent a particular group 装点门面的 the token woman on the committee 委员会里那位装点门面的妇女 □ by this (or the same) token 1 similarly 同样地；由于同样原因 2 moreover 而且，此外 [Old English tɑˉc(e)n from Germanic: related to TEACH] |