token作名词时意为（用以启动某些机器或用作支付方式的）代币、专用辅币、代价券、赠券、礼券，作形容词时意为装样子的、装点门面的、敷衍的、象征性的、作为标志的、象征性的（付款或费用）。Token的复数形式是tokens。

The announcement was welcomed as a step in the right direction, but was widely seen as a token gesture.

该公告被认为是向正确方向迈进的一步，因而受到欢迎，但也被普遍看作是一种象征性的姿态。

Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens.

一些较老式的电话机仍然只收代币。

He kept sending gifts and assured her that they were merely small tokens of his appreciation.

他不断送她礼物，并向她保证说这些只是为了略表谢意。

If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.

停止锻炼会使肌肉萎缩、脂肪增加。同样，如果花更多的精力锻炼，就会减掉脂肪。