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significance
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🇺🇸 /sʌɡnˈɪfɪkʌns/
significance 是名词,表示某事物的重要性、影响力,或某个动作、符号所传达的意义。
💡 记忆钩子
把 significance 想成一个信号背后的“分量”:它可以指这件事有多重要,也可以指这个信号到底意味着什么。先记住“分量”,再从“分量很大”延伸到“含义很深”。
📝 学习建议
- 不要把 significance 只理解成“意义”;在很多语境中它更常表示“重要性”。
- 学习时可先掌握“某事的重要性”,再掌握“某个手势、符号或事件的含义”这一用法。
📖 中文释义
noun
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core 重要性;影响力📖 表示某件事有多重要、会产生多大影响,或为什么值得重视。也就是看这件事在整体中有多大的“分量”。💡 常用“the significance of + 名词”或“be of great/little significance”这一结构。它通常表示抽象的重要程度,正式程度比日常口语中的“重要性”更高。不要直接用它表示“重要的人”或“显著的外表特征”。countable uncountableThe discovery was of great significance to medical research.这项发现对医学研究具有重大意义。The decision has little significance for ordinary workers.这个决定对普通工人来说没什么重要性。
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core 含义;意义📖 表示一个手势、符号、事件或行为所传达的内容,也就是它在表达什么。这里关注的不是事情有多重要,而是它背后代表什么。💡 常用“the significance of + 手势、符号、事件”等结构,也可说“understand the significance of ...”。这个用法常出现在解释象征意义或暗示时;不要误以为它一定表示“重要性”,要根据上下文判断是在问“有多重要”还是“是什么意思”。countable uncountableShe explained the significance of the symbol to the children.她向孩子们解释了这个符号的含义。
significances
plural
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 3 组
the quality of being significant
同义词集:
significance
do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power
上位: importance
下位: consequence, import, moment
a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;
同义词集:
significance
import
implication
the significance of his remark became clear only later
the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
上位: meaning, substance
the message that is intended or expressed or signified; ; ;
同义词集:
meaning
significance
signification
import
what is the meaning of this sentence
the significance of a red traffic light
the signification of Chinese characters
the import of his announcement was ambiguous
上位: content, message, subject matter, substance
下位: burden, connotation, core, effect, essence, gist, intension, intent, lesson, moral, nicety, nuance, point, purport, refinement, sense, shade, signified, spirit, subtlety
🌳 词源
源自中古英语 significance,经过古法语和中古法语,最终来自拉丁语 significantia。
Inherited from Middle English significaunce, from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, from Latin significantia. Doublet of signifiance.
🔄 变式
significances
plural
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