significant
英 [sɪg'nɪfɪk(ə)nt]
美 [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkənt]
- adj. 重大的；有效的；有意义的；值得注意的；意味深长的
- n. 象征；有意义的事物
significant 助记提示
1、sign- + -ificant(复合后缀).
significant 中文词源
significant 重要的，有意义的sign,标记，记号，-fic,做，使，词源同 fact,efficient.引申比喻词义重要的，有意义的等。
significant 英文词源
- significant (adj.)
- 1570s, "having a meaning," from Latin significantem (nominative significans, present participle of significare "make known, indicate" (see signify). Earlier in the same sense was significative (c. 1400). Often "having a special or secret meaning," hence "important" (1761). Related: Significantly. Significant figure is from 1680s. Significant other (n.) attested by 1961, in psychology, "the most influential other person in the patient's world."
significant 双语例句
1. Today's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy. 今天的安理会决议对于美国外交而言是一次重大的成功。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The learner's attention needs to be directed to the significant features.
- 需要将学习者的注意力引向那些着重点上。
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- 3. The company looks poised to make a significant breakthrough in China.
- 这家公司看来很有把握在中国取得重大突破。
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- 4. It was clear that there was significant support for the Islamists.
- 显然伊斯兰教徒获得了相当多的支持。
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- 5. Two significant constants have been found in a number of research studies.
- 若干研究已经发现了两个重要常量。
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