iconography

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iconography — 名詞

1. the set of visual images and established symbols that people traditionally use t

1.名詞C1
釋義

圖像象徵

傳統上用圖像與符號傳達特定含義的體系

the set of visual images and established symbols that people traditionally use to stand for a particular idea, person, or subject — especially in art, religion, and politics — and the study of what those images mean

例句

In Renaissance paintings, a lamb is part of the standard iconography for Christ.

在文藝復興繪畫中，羔羊是基督圖像象徵的常見元素。

collocation: standard iconography for [figure]

Ryan wrote his thesis on the iconography of Soviet propaganda posters from the 1950s.

Ryan 的論文研究 1950 年代蘇聯宣傳海報的圖像象徵。

pattern: iconography of [movement / body of work]

常見搭配
  • religious iconography
  • political iconography
  • Christian iconography
  • Buddhist iconography
  • traditional iconography
  • standard iconography
  • study the iconography of
同義詞
  • symbolism

    Broader term; covers any kind of symbol (visual, verbal, or abstract), not only images and not only within a single tradition

  • imagery

    More general; refers to all the visual pictures a work creates in the mind, whether or not they carry fixed symbolic meanings

  • visual language

    Emphasises the communicative and conventional aspect; common in art criticism and design

用法筆記

Typically uncountable. Refers to a whole system of symbols, not to individual pictures.

常見錯誤

She studies the iconology of medieval art.
She studies the iconography of medieval art.
Iconography identifies and interprets symbols; iconology is a rarer, more academic term for studying the deeper cultural meaning behind those symbols.

同根字

  • icon
    名詞B2
  • iconic
    形容詞B2
  • iconographic
    形容詞C2
  • iconographer
    名詞C2

常見搭配

常用片語

  • religious iconography
  • political iconography
  • Christian iconography
  • traditional iconography