significance
UK/sig'nifikәns/US
NGSL 3kTOEFL高考四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
The importance or seriousness of something.
重要性,重大意义。
n.
The meaning that something carries.
含义,意义。
词根拆分
词根派生significant 的名词:signi-(sign)+ fic(做)+ -ance(状态)="承载意义的状态"。因此两个义项——一物所承载的含义,以及(因为承载意义就要紧)它的重要性。
词根 sign 还连着 17 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Historians still debate the significance of the treaty.
史学家至今仍在争论这项条约的意义。
- 2.
The results showed no statistical significance.
结果显示没有统计显著性。
- 3.
She didn't grasp the significance of his silence.
她没领会他沉默背后的含义。