c. 1600, "represent by a symbol," also "be a symbol of," from French symboliser, from symbole (see symbol). Related: Symbolized; symbolizes; symbolizing.
例文
1. Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.
復活卵は新入生を象徴する.
2.Did it not symbolize the eternal,unvarying triumph of Good over Evil?
これは善が永遠に悪に勝つことを象徴しているのではないでしょうか。
3.I love these colours because they symbolize mellowness,abundance,strength and happiness.
成熟、繁栄、喜び、富強を意味する秋の色が好きです。dd> 漢英文学-現代散文から
4.What does this strange mark symbolize ?
この奇妙な記号は何を象徴しているのか?
5.He would symbolize the importance we attached to the assignment.