2018-11-08每日一词synonym

synonym是“同义词”的意思，不过常常用来表示“xx的代名词”，强调两个事物之间联系紧密。我们可以用 “synonym” 来描述一个人或事的流行程度。英英释义：a word, name, or phrase that very strongly suggests a particular idea, quality, etc.

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例句：

① 比如，我们现在常会称一位运气极佳的人为“活锦鲤”，许多网友称支付宝锦鲤获得者信小呆是“锦鲤本人”，想用英文表达这层意思，我们就可以用到 “synonym”：   

Weibo user Xin Xiaodai, the winner of Alipay’s lucky draw campaign, has become a synonym for “the luckiest fish”.（用这个例句主要是帮大家记住“synonym”这个词，在这里意译了“锦鲤”）  

注意，当“synonym”表示这个意思时，后面的介词常用 for。和 “synonym” 一样可以表示“代名词”意思的词，常见的还有 “byword”，用法也一样，我们可以放在一起记忆。   

② 比如一说起王思聪，我们就会把他和“富二代”挂上等号：   

Wang Sicong has been a synonym/byword for “fuerdai”, the rich second generation.

③《经济学人》在报道硅谷时说硅谷一直都是创新的代名词：   

Ever since Bill Hewlett and David Packard set up in a garage nearly 80 years ago, it has been a byword for innovation and ingenuity.   

这里用到了“A is a byword for B”，我们也可以把这里的 byword 用 synonym 替换：Silicon Valley has been a synonym for innovation and ingenuity.

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（1）翻译 

无印良品是极简主义和设计优美的代表。   

Muji has been a synonym for minimalist and sleek design. 

Muji is a synonym for minimalism and beautiful design.

（2）场景：特斯拉电动车是未来电池驱动城市出行的代表

造句：Today the Tesla vehicle is a synonym for forward-looking battery-electric-driven urban mobility of the future.