iconic
/aɪˈkɒnɪk//aɪˈkɑnɪk/
构词拆解
- -ic
- Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”. · (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a greater oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
词源链
- 英语English
iconic
词源说明
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. [from 17th c.]
- 2Distinctive, characteristic, indicative of identity.
- 3figurativeFamously and distinctively representative of its type.
- 4(linguistics, semiotics) Representing something; symbolic.