signify
signify 英 [ˈsɪgnɪfaɪ] 美 [ˈsɪɡnəˌfaɪ]
vt. 表示；释放信号；预示 vi. 有重要性,要紧(信号性)
进行时:signifying 过去式:signified 过去分词:signified 第三人称单数:signifies
- To signify means to "mean." When Paul Revere looked for the lanterns in the church tower, he knew that one would signify that the British were coming by land and two would indicate that they were coming by sea.
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- vt. 表示；释放信号；预示
- vi. 有重要性,要紧(信号性)
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1. This decision signified a radical change in their policies.
这个决定表明了他们的政策发生了根本的变化。
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2. This mark signifies that the products conform to an approved standard.
这个标志说明这些产品符合指定的标准。
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3. She signified her approval with a smile.
她笑了笑表示赞同。
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4. He nodded to signify that he agreed.
他点头表示同意。
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5. His presence no longer signified.
他在不在场已不重要。
- signify (v.) late 13c., "be a sign of, indicate, mean," from Old French signifier (12c.), from Latin significare "to make signs, show by signs, point out, express; mean, signify; foreshadow, portend," from significus (adj.), from signum "identifying mark, sign" (see sign (n.)) + combining form of facere "to make, to do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). Intransitive sense of "to be of importance" is attested from 1660s. Meaning "engage in mock-hostile banter" is African-American vernacular, by 1932.
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