signature
UK/'signәtʃә/US
IELTSTOEFLGREB1
Definitions
n.
Your handwritten name, used to show you wrote, agreed to, or authorized something.
签名，签字。
n.
A distinctive feature that identifies a person or thing.
标志性特征。
adj.
Distinctive and characteristic of a particular person (a signature dish).
标志性的，招牌的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom signāre (to mark) + -ure (act/result) = 'the result of marking.' A signature is your personal mark, the one that proves you yourself were here. That core extended figuratively: a signature dish or signature style is a 'mark' so distinctive it identifies its maker as surely as a written name.
Root sign still carries 17 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.signature dish招牌菜
- 2.collect signatures收集签名
- 3.forge a signature伪造签名
- 4.signature style标志性风格
Example Sentences
- 1.
Please add your signature at the bottom of the contract.
- 2.
Slow-cooked ribs are the chef's signature dish.
- 3.
The painter's signature style is bold, swirling color.