- 這是什么詞？
詞：iconic
英英釋義：very famous and well known, and believed to represent a particular idea
例句：Steve Jobs was an iconic entrepreneur and businessman.
場(chǎng)景：馬云是一直是國(guó)民企業(yè)家的想象。
造句：Jack Ma has been and will always be an icon entrepreneur.
- 為什么選這個(gè)詞？
我們都很熟悉名詞“icon”，常用來(lái)表示“圖標(biāo)”，也可以表示“偶像” “代表人物”。今天我們學(xué)習(xí)它的形容詞形式 iconic，意思是“偶像的”“標(biāo)志性的”。在一些語(yǔ)境下它可以用來(lái)替換 important，famous，impressive 等詞。
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 businessman.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在創(chuàng)刊 175 周年之際出版了第一本明信片書 Cover Story: A History in 100 Postcards，把 100 張精選的往期經(jīng)典封面做成了明信片。官網(wǎng)上是這樣介紹這本書的：
Cover Story is a postcard collection celebrating 175 years of iconic covers from The Economist.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在提到著名建筑“鳥巢”時(shí)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.
- 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞？
1）翻譯下面的句子：
在阿湯哥（Tome Cruise）近 40 年的職業(yè)生涯中，他扮演過許多經(jīng)典角色。
（參考翻譯：Over the course of his nearly four-decade career, Tom Cruise has played many iconic characters.
場(chǎng)景：許多中國(guó)標(biāo)志性景點(diǎn)世界文明。
造句：Many iconic tourist attractions in China are widely known all over the world.場(chǎng)景：馬云是一直是國(guó)民企業(yè)家的想象。
造句：Jack Ma has been and will always be an icon entrepreneur.
