symbolism

symbolism
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
    符号使用
    in China, symbolism in gardens achieved great subtlety.
    在中国,园林中使用的符号象征意义非常巧妙。
    ■symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts
    (自然,事实的)象征意义
    the old-fashioned symbolism of flowers.
    有关花朵的老式象征意义。
  2. (亦作 Symbolism)an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. It originated in late 19th-century France and Belgium, with important figures including Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Redon
    象征主义;象征主义手法(在艺术诗学界中使用象征性的符号和暗示来表达神秘思想、感情和精神状态的运动或风格;19世纪末期起源于法国和比利时,主要代表人物有马拉梅、梅特林克、魏尔兰、兰波和雷东)
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symbolist
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