除了词汇自身,“老虎”在英语中还富有象征意义。在英语文学和影视作品中,老虎往往象征着力量、勇气和威严。例如,老虎可能代表着一种不可侵犯的权力,其形象在不同文化背景下可能呈现出截然不同的解读。在与中文文化的对比中,中文中老虎被视为王者的象征,地位高贵,而在西方文化中,老虎的多义性则更加突出,给予了它更多的层次与复杂性。
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