icon

名词 icon:

1. (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
2. a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
   同义词：picture, image, ikon
3. a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
   同义词：ikon

1. Arrange the icon of all minimize application across the bottom of the screen.
   沿着屏幕的底部排列所有最小化的应用程序。
2. An icon appears in the upper portion of the screen to indicate when the microphone is muted.
   当对麦克风进行消音时，会在屏幕的上部出现一个图标。

icon 也作 i.kon

n.（名词）

An image; a representation.
肖像；代表
A simile or symbol:
明喻或象征：
例句：
.Voyager will take its place . . . alongside such icons of airborne adventure as The Spirit of St. Louis and[the] Bell X-. (William D. Marbach)
.旅行者号会代替它的位置…就象圣路易斯之神号和[那] X—响铃号那样进行太空冒险. (威廉D.马巴赫)

A representation or picture of a sacred or sanctified Christian personage, traditional to the Eastern Church.
圣像：基督教神圣或受崇拜的人物的画像，这是东正教的传统
One who is the object of great attention and devotion; an idol:
偶像：成为人们注意和崇拜对象的人物；偶像：
例句：
.He is . . . a pop icon designed and manufactured for the video generation.(Harry F. Waters)
.他是音像时代里设计和造就出来的流行乐偶像.(哈里F.沃特斯)

Computer Science A picture on a screen that represents a specific command.
【计算机科学】 图标，图符：屏幕上代表特殊命令的图象符号

来源：
Ultimately from Greek eikôn
最终源自 希腊语 eikôn