significance
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
[uncountable, countable]- the importance of something, especially when this has an effect on what happens in the future
（尤指对将来有影响的）重要性，意义 - a decision of major political significance
具有重大政治意义的决定 - The new drug has great significance for the treatment of the disease.
这种新药对于这种病的治疗有重大的意义。 - They discussed the statistical significance of the results.
他们讨论了这些结果在统计学上的意义。 - We should be fully aware of the significance of television in shaping our ideas.
我们应该充分意识到电视在塑造我们思想方面的重要性。
- Let us not attach too much significance to these meetings.
我们不要过于看重这些会议。 - The scientists are cautious about the wider significance of their findings.
科学家对于将研究结果延伸至更广泛的领域持谨慎态度。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- cosmic
- deep
- …
- have
- acquire
- assume
- …
- lie in something
- attach to something
- significance for
- significance to
- of significance
- …
- be of little, no, etc. significance
- a decision of major political significance
- the meaning of something
意思；含义 - She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.
她未能充分领会他那番话的意思。 - Do these symbols have any particular significance?
这些符号有什么特别的含义吗？
- The ceremony has great symbolic significance.
该仪式有重大的象征意义。 - a meal that has particular significance for a Jewish family
对犹太家庭有特殊意义的一餐 - They failed to appreciate the true significance of these discoveries.
他们未能领会这些发现的真正意义。 - Suddenly his son's relationship with the girl took on a new significance.
突然间他儿子和那个女孩的关系有了新的意义。 - The significance of this lies in the fact that he had previously denied all knowledge of the fund.
这件事的重要性在于他先前表示对这笔资金一无所知。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- cosmic
- deep
- …
- have
- acquire
- assume
- …
- lie in something
- attach to something
- significance for
- significance to
- of significance
- …
- be of little, no, etc. significance
- She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.
词源late Middle English (denoting unstated meaning): from Old French, or from Latin significantia, from significare ‘indicate, portend’.