iconic
/aɪˈkɒnɪk/adjective
1- of, relating to, or of the nature of an icon(与)图像(有关)的; 图像性的:
language is not in general an iconic sign system.
语言总体而言不是一种图像符号系统。
1.1
- (of a classical Greek statue) depicting a victorious athlete in a conventional style(古典希腊雕像)以传统风格刻画得胜运动员的。
派生词
iconically
adverbiconicity
noun (especially in linguistics 尤作语言学用语)词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin iconicus, from Greek eikonikos, from eikōn 'likeness, image'.