significance
significance 英 [sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns] 美 [sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns]
n. 意义；重要性
名词复数:significances
- 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.
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- n. 意义；重要性
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1. a decision of major political significance
具有重大政治意义的决定
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2. The new drug has great significance for the treatment of the disease.
这种新药对于这种病的治疗有重大的意义。
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3. They discussed the statistical significance of the results.
他们讨论了这些结果在统计学上的意义。
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4. She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.
她未能充分领会他那番话的意思。
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5. Do these symbols have any particular significance?
这些符号有什么特别的含义吗？
- significance (n.) c. 1400, "meaning," from Old French significance or directly from Latin significantia "meaning, force, energy," from significans, present participle of significare "to mean, import, signify" (see signify). The earlier word was signifiance (mid-13c.). Meaning "importance" is from 1725. Related: Significancy.
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