11.08 synonym

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 minimalism and sleek design.

2) Beijing has been a synonym for an open and modern metropolis.

3) 其他积累：

Where once " prosperous" was a synonym for overweight, being fit (and thin with it) is a marker of status.

“丰满”一度是超重的代名词，保持健美（或瘦）是身份的标志。

synonymous

[搭配]VERBS

be, seem 同义；好像同义

become 变成同义

remain 依然同义

make sth 使…同义

His deeds had made his name synonymous with victory.

他的英勇事迹使他的名字成了胜利的代名词。

consider sth, regard sth as, see sth as, treat sth as

认为…同义；把…看作同义；按同义对待…

[搭配]ADV.

completely, exactly 完全同义；严格同义

almost, largely, more or less, roughly, virtually

几乎同义；基本上同义；大致同义；实际上同义

[搭配]PREP.with 与…同义

Until the late eighteenth century, ‘opera’ was almost synonymous with Italian opera.

直到18 世纪晚期，提到“歌剧”，人们还只想到意大利歌剧。

Paris has always been synonymous with elegance, luxury and style...

巴黎一直是优雅、奢华和时尚的代名词。

Going grey is not necessarily synonymous with growing old...

头发变白并不一定等于变老了。

In politics, power and popularity are not synonymous.

在政治上，权力和声望并非相依而存。