significance
UK/sig'nifikәns/US
NGSL 3kTOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
The importance or seriousness of something.
重要性，重大意义。
n.
The meaning that something carries.
含义，意义。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedThe noun of significant: signi- (sign) + fic (make) + -ance (state) = 'the state of carrying meaning.' Hence both senses — the meaning a thing carries, and (because what carries meaning matters) its importance.
Root sign still carries 17 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.great significance重大意义
- 2.historical significance历史意义
- 3.attach significance to重视……的意义
- 4.statistical significance统计显著性
Example Sentences
- 1.
Historians still debate the significance of the treaty.
- 2.
The results showed no statistical significance.
- 3.
She didn't grasp the significance of his silence.