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significance n.重要性；意义 (1) 很少有人意识到这一发现的重要性.(2) 老板向我们强调守时的重要性。(3) 他解释了这一论断的意义。(4) 你能给我解释一下合同这一部分的含义吗？ Significance starts with the word sign for a reason. An item's significance is a sign of its importance. The significance of something can be implicit or explicit — meaning it can be clear or only known with a deeper understanding of the situation. Your perfect score on the Calculus exam might have added significance for people who know that you never even opened your textbook to study.

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英 [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns] 美 [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns] (1) Few people realized the significance of the discovery.(2) Our boss urged on us the significance of punctuality.(3) He puzzled out the significance of the statement.(4) Could you explain to me the significance of this part of the contract? Significance means having the quality of being "significant" — meaningful, important. It also refers to the meaning of something. A certain date might have significance because it's your birthday or the anniversary of Princess Di's wedding. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]重要性；意义 The significance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation.   [usu with supp]Ideas about the social significance of religion have changed over time...关于宗教的社会意义的看法已经随着时间的变迁而改变。A sacred site might be a mountain that is of some significance to a tribe.对一个部落有重大意义的一座山峰可能就是一处圣地。

英语单词	significance
英美音标	英 [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns] 美 [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns]
中文释义	n.重要性；意义
英语例句	(1) Few people realized the significance of the discovery. (2) Our boss urged on us the significance of punctuality. (3) He puzzled out the significance of the statement. (4) Could you explain to me the significance of this part of the contract?
中文例句	(1) 很少有人意识到这一发现的重要性. (2) 老板向我们强调守时的重要性。 (3) 他解释了这一论断的意义。 (4) 你能给我解释一下合同这一部分的含义吗？
vocabulary简明	Significance means having the quality of being "significant" — meaningful, important. It also refers to the meaning of something. A certain date might have significance because it's your birthday or the anniversary of Princess Di's wedding.
vocabulary扩展	Significance starts with the word sign for a reason. An item's significance is a sign of its importance. The significance of something can be implicit or explicit — meaning it can be clear or only known with a deeper understanding of the situation. Your perfect score on the Calculus exam might have added significance for people who know that you never even opened your textbook to study.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]重要性；意义 The significance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation. [usu with supp] Ideas about the social significance of religion have changed over time... 关于宗教的社会意义的看法已经随着时间的变迁而改变。 A sacred site might be a mountain that is of some significance to a tribe. 对一个部落有重大意义的一座山峰可能就是一处圣地。

Significance People Meaning Sign Situation 英 Sɪɡ'Nɪfɪkəns] 美 Sɪɡ'Nɪfɪkəns