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Tekoälykääntäjä

Ääntäminen

  • Tuntematon aksentti:
    • IPA: /ˈtɹoʊ.fi/
    • IPA: /ˈtɹəʊ.fi/

Määritelmät

Substantiivit

  1. (Roman antiquity) Tropæum.
  2. An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.
  3. An object taken as a prize by a hunter or conqueror, especially one that is displayed.
  4. Any emblem of success; a status symbol.
  5. (criminology, by extension) An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.

Esimerkit

  • He won the trophy in a running competition.
  • Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears, / And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars, / And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their wars.
  • The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.
  • His trophies included his second wife, his successful children, the third and fourth homes in Palm Beach and Malibu, his three yachts (for the Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean), his jet, and his mistresses.
  • The souvenirs which many killers retain of their victims are often described as trophies, and Norman Bates's taxidermic interests derived from the real-life Ed Gein.
  • A trophy from this murder would have been of great importance.
  • The offender is also likely to mentally relive his killings, often with the help of souvenirs or trophies, such as a bracelet or a body part taken from the victim.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkotrophies

Luokat