单词详解

n.

A. [U] 重要性，重要 (the quality of being significant)

We must let the children know the significance of the safety.

    我们必须让孩子们知道安全的重要性。

Our manager urged on us the significance of punctuality.

经理向我们强调守时的重要性。

Few people realized the significance of the discovery.

很少有人意识到这一发现的重要性.

B. [U] [S] 意义，含义；意思 (a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred)

Could you explain to me the significance of this part of the contract?

你能给我解释一下合同这一部分的含义吗？

He did not understand the significance of my shaking the head.

他没有领会我摇头的意思。

相关词组

1. attach significance to sth. 认为……有重要性（或意义、价值、等）

    She attached no significance to his warning. 她不重视他的警告。

2. of (great) significance非常重要的

This new discovery of oil is of great significance to this area’s economy.

这次新发现的石油对这个地区的经济有着重大的意义。

相关单词

形容词：significant

复数：significances

近义词：importance, meaning