icon

アイコン

画面上でプログラムやファイル、操作などを表す小さな絵。

やさしい英語で： A small picture on a screen that represents a program, file, action, or other thing.

• Tap the blue icon.
• I moved the file icon to another folder.
• Which icon opens the camera?

類義語： symbol

よく使う表現： click an icon, app icon, desktop icon, folder icon

象徴的存在、アイコン

ある活動や様式、集団を象徴し、多くの人に憧れられる存在。

やさしい英語で： A greatly admired person or thing that represents a particular activity, style, or group.

• She is a fashion icon.
• The actor became a cultural icon in the seventies.
• Fans still remember him as an icon of rock music.

使い方： icon of something (The singer became an icon of her generation.)

類義語： legend, symbol

よく使う表現： fashion icon, cultural icon, pop icon, icon of something

図像、象徴

人や物、考えを表す絵や記号。

やさしい英語で： A picture or symbol that represents a person, thing, or idea.

• The dove appears as an icon of peace.
• Each carved icon represents a different animal.
• The book explains the meaning of these ancient icons.

使い方： icon of something (The painted bird is an icon of freedom.)

類義語： image, symbol, representation

よく使う表現： an icon of something, visual icon, sacred icon

イコン、聖像画

聖人や宗教上の物語を描いた絵。木の板に描かれることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A religious painting of a holy person or story, often painted on wood.

• An icon hangs inside the church.
• She painted an icon of a saint.
• The museum owns several old wooden icons.

類義語： religious image

よく使う表現： religious icon, painted icon, icon of someone, orthodox icon

類像記号、アイコン

音や形が、それの表す物に似ている言葉や記号。

やさしい英語で： A word or sign whose sound or shape resembles the thing it represents.

• A map can function as an icon.
• The word 'buzz' is an icon because it imitates a sound.
• These signs are icons rather than arbitrary symbols.

類義語： iconic sign

よく使う表現： linguistic icon, an icon of something, icon and symbol