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• 名词，指图形用户界面中用于代表程序、命令或文件的图形符号；也指物体或场景的视觉表现；或指东正教中受敬奉的传统宗教绘画（圣像）。

A noun referring to a graphic symbol used in a graphical user interface to represent a program, command, or file; also a visual representation of an object or scene; or a conventional religious painting venerated in the Eastern Church.

1. Computer symbolA2formalIT

   A small picture on a computer screen that represents a program, file, or function.

   电脑图标

   • Click on the email icon to open your inbox.
   • The trash icon is used to delete files.
   • She dragged the document icon to the folder.

   同义词glyphpictographsymbol

2. Visual representationB1formal

   A picture or symbol that represents something else, like an object, idea, or person.

   图标

   • The heart icon is a symbol of love.
   • The statue is an icon of peace.
   • The app uses a simple icon for its settings menu.

   同义词emblemfigureglyphimagelogopicturerepresentationsignsymbol

3. B2formalart

   A traditional religious painting, usually on a small wooden panel, especially in Eastern Christian churches.

   圣像

   • The church has a beautiful icon of the Virgin Mary.
   • He bought a small icon of Saint George from the monastery.
   • The icon was painted in the Byzantine style.

   同义词imagelikenessrepresentation