insignia
insignia
[ɪnˈsɪgnɪə]
(复同单，或insignias)
[ɪnˈsɪgnɪə]
(复同单，或insignias)
- a badge or distinguishing mark of military rank, office, or membership of an organization; an official emblem
标记；证章；徽章
the royal insignia of Scotland.
苏格兰皇家徽章。
■(chiefly poetic/literary)a distinguishing mark or token of something
(主诗/文)象征
they left eternally inert blooms, the insignia of melancholy.
它们留下了永不绽放的花朵，这忧郁的象征。
- mid 17th cent.: from Latin, plural of insigne 'sign, badge of office', neuter of insignis 'distinguished (as if by a mark'), from in- 'towards' + signum 'sign'
- Insignia is, in origin, a plural noun; its singular form is insigne but this is rarely used. In modern use, insignia takes the plural insignia or, occasionally, insignias: both are acceptable
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