Symbolism is the use of symbols in order to represent something.
例句
The scene is so rich in symbolism that any explanation risks spoiling the effect.該場景具有豐富的象征意義，任何解釋都可能破壞其效果。...a film much praised at the time for its visual symbolism.由于其視覺上的象征主義而在當時大受褒揚的電影
N-UNCOUNT
象征意義;象征
You can refer to the symbolism of an event or action when it seems to show something important about a situation.
例句
The symbolism of every gesture will be of vital importance during the short state visit.在這次短暫的國事訪問期間，一舉一動都將有著至關重要的象征意義。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a system of symbols and symbolic representations
2. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
3. an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images