significance

英 [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns] 美 [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns]

• n. 重要性；意义

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U] 意义,意思

   meaning

2. [U] 重大意义,重要性

   importance

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 重要（性），紧要
2. 意义，含义，旨趣
3. 意思
4. 【统】显著性
5. 价值
6. 功能
7. 积极

英英释义

Noun:

1. the quality of being significant;

   "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"
   

2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;

   "the significance of his remark became clear only later"
   "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
   

3. the message that is intended or expressed or signified;

   "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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Few people realized the significance of the discovery.
   很少有人意识到这一发现的重要性.
2. They failed to appreciate significance of the precautions.
   他们没有意识到这些预防措施的重要性。
3. Our boss urged on us the significance of punctuality.
   老板向我们强调守时的重要性。
4. He puzzled out the significance of the statement.
   他解释了这一论断的意义。
5. Could you explain to me the significance of this part of the contract?
   你能给我解释一下合同这一部分的含义吗？

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. This fact has little significance for us.
   这一事实对我们没有什么意义。
2. I attach much significance to this matter.
   我很重视这件事。
3. They failed to appreciate significance of the precautions.
   他们没有意识到这些预防措施的重要性。

经典引文

• The significance of what was happening was..clearer to me than..to her.

  出自： J. Marquand

• We hardly need to dwell on the psychological significance of the wardrobe in the..story.

  出自： A. N. Wilson

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• acquire〔attain〕 significance 获得更广泛的意义
• attach significance to 赋予…以意义
• explain significance 说明意义
• realize the full significance of 认识到…的全部意义

形容词+～

• commercial〔historical〕 significance 商业〔历史〕意义
• great〔little〕 significance 重大〔无关紧要〕的事
• practical significance 现实意义

介词+～

• in its true significance 在真正意义上
• a matter of significance 重大事情

～+介词

• significance of 意味深长的

词义辨析

n. (名词)

significance, implication, meaning, sense

• 这组词的共同意思是“含义”。其区别是：
• meaning意为“意义,意思,重要性”; implication着重指无需说明、解释即可理解的含蓄的、暗示的“意思”。例如:
• She smiled with the implication that she didn't believe him.她笑了,意思就是不相信他。
• sense通常指“观念,概念,含义”,也可指“感觉,意识”,在许多情况下, sense与meaning可以替换。例如:
• Some words have as many as twenty senses〔means〕.有些词有至少20个意思。
• significance着重指内在的“含义,重要性”。例如:
• He has quite realized the true significance of her actions.他完全认识到了她的行动的重要性。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古法语的significance；最初源自拉丁语的significantia，意为能量。

近反义词

【近义词】

• importance
• value

【反义词】

• insignificance 不重要