iconic 什么意思

iconic是icon的形容词，icon是指图标，iconic就是指标志性的，become

iconic就是指成为标志性的人物或者事物，常常用来形容事物成为一种潮流，人们追逐的对象。

iconic是什么意思

iconic通常用作形容词（adj），其意思有：偶像的，图符的，象征性的；（古典希腊雕像）以传统风格刻画得胜运动员的。

iconic的读音为：英式读音[ aɪˈkɒnɪk ]，美式读音[ aɪˈkɑːnɪk ]。该单词可以这样造句：The Phantom of the Opera must be the most iconic Broadway musical ever, and it's for a good reason. It's so incredible.《歌剧魅影》一定是百老汇最具代表的一部作品，这是有原因的，它真不可思议。

一日一词：ICONIC

自现象级英语

ICONIC

1. 英英释义：very famous and well known, and believed to represent a particular idea 

例句：Steve Jobs was an iconic entrepreneur and busines**an. 

2. 为什么选这个词？ 

我们都很熟悉名词“icon”，常用来表示“图标”，也可以表示“偶像” “代表人物”。今天我们学习它的形容词形式 iconic，意思是“偶像的”“标志性的”。在一些语境下它可以用来替换 important，famous，impressive 等词。 

iconic 可以形容物也可以形容人。比如： 

Nike/Starbucks/Coca-Cola/Tesla is an  iconic  brand.

Steve Jobs was an  iconic  entrepreneur and busines**an.

《经济学人》在创刊 175 周年之际出版了第一本明信片书 Cover Story: A History in 100 Postcards ，把 100 张精选的往期经典封面做成了明信片。官网上是这样介绍这本书的：

Cover Story  is a postcard collection celebrating 175 years of  iconic  covers from  The Economist .

《经济学人》在提到著名建筑“鸟巢”时用的就是 iconic： 

Mr Zhong is a “grid manager” operating in part of Huayan Beili Xi Community, a middle-class residential area near the capital’s  iconic  “bird’s nest” Olympic stadium.

3. 怎样学会使用这个词？ 

1）翻译下面的句子： 

在阿汤哥（Tome Cruise）近 40 年的职业生涯中，他扮演过许多经典角色。 

During his career spanning nearly 40 years, Tom Cruise has acted many iconic roles.

During his nearly four-decade career, Tom Cruise has played many iconic roles. 

Over the course of his nearly four-decade career, Tom Cruise has played many iconic characters.

造句：

例1：Superman is an iconic character who wears his red underwear on the outside. 超人是红**外穿的偶像

例2：The crystal ball drop in Times Square has become a iconic symbol of New Year's Eve for New York City.  水晶球在时代广场降落是纽约市新年夜的象征

例3：Eyeliner is iconic. It is the one product that marks out “little fresh meat”--young good-looking male celebrities, and defines fashion.眼线魔力足，画出小鲜肉，定义新时尚。  

个人拓展：

释义：symbolic, representative; widely recognized, well-established

搭配：iconic status/ entrepreneur/ busines**en/ covers/ brand/ images/ gesture/ character/ symbol

背诵：

iconic, important, famous, impressive

The iconic Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom. 

A gun is considered an iconic symbol of violence.