Status symbol

n. 社会地位象征

📖 牛津释义

status symbol possession that is thought to show sb's high social rank, wealth, etc 社会地位、 身分、 财富等的象徵 He only bought the yacht as a status symbol he hates sailing. 他买游艇只是为了显示身分--其实他根本不喜欢玩游艇.

🧩 词语组成解析

status ['stetəs]
n. 地位;情形,状态;身份;
stat站着+us用 → 状态;情况
symbol ['sɪmbl]
n. 象征;标志;符号;记号; vt. 用符号代表;
sym共同,相同+bol抛→共同抛出的标志→象征

🗣️ 情景例句

I had never been there before.
我以前从来没有去过那里 。
I ate beef noodles for lunch yesterday.
我昨天午饭吃的是牛肉面。
In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
尽管如此,很多人仍然相信“探宝器”很快就会探出值钱的东西来。
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