11-08 每日一词 synonym

Synonym

它常常可以用来表示“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。   

和 “synonym” 一样可以表示“代名词”意思的词，常见的还有 “byword”.

例句

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

2、Ejvjer 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.

翻译

Muji has been a synonym for the minymisum and  sleek Design.

造句

Self-discipline is a synonym for the good habit.