significant

[sig'nifikənt]

adj. 重要的, 有意义的, 意味深长的

a.

1. 有意义的; 意义(或意味)深长的

2. 表示……的[+of]

Smiles are significant of pleasure.

微笑表示愉快。

3. 重要的, 重大的; 值得注意的

This is one of the most significant studies of the subject.

这是对该课题最重要的研究之一。

4. 显著的; 有效的; 非偶然的

n.【古】[C]

1. 有意义的事物

2. 标志, 象征

词形变化

副词: significantly |

词义辨析

同义:

a.重要的, 决定的, 紧要的, 伟大的, 主要的, 突出的, 有影响的

momentous  eventful  fateful  historic  vital  crucial  essential  valuable  necessary  critical  decisive  material  urgent  emergent  exigent  pressing  grave  serious  important  weighty  heavy  substantial  sizable  big  great  large  major  main  principal  prime  primary  chief  leading  foremost  outstanding  eminent  prominent  notable  of note  noteworthy  remarkable  influential  powerful  consequential  considerable

a.奥妙的, 暗示的, 征候的, 预兆的, 含蓄的, 象征的

meaningful  pregnant  pithy  deep  profound  suggestive  meaning  significative  indicative  symptomatic  diagnostic  prognostic  prophetic  portentous  ominous  premonitory  foreboding  boding  allusive  connotative  implicative  representational  telling  symbolic

a.流露的, 证明的, 有力的, 领会的, 隐密的

expressive  telling  informative  revealing  demonstrative  exhibitive  forceful  effective  understood  inside  esoteric  private  secret  surreptitious  covert  clandestine  

同义参见:

appreciable  signal  fated  graphic  

反义:

a.重要的; 有意义的

insignificant  

反义参见:

petty  

英英释义

形容词 significant:

important in effect or meaning

同义词：important

fairly large

同义词：substantial

too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation

rich in significance or implication

同义词：meaning, pregnant

补充

significantsignificant英:[siɡˈnifikənt] 美:[sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt]adj.1.重要的, 重大的, 可观的This is a significant contribution to knowledge.这是对知识的重大贡献。Your success today may be significant for your whole future.你今天的成功对你的整个未来可能是重要的。2.有意义的, 有用意的I don't think that is significant.我认为那没有什么用意。3.意味深长的He gave her a significant look.他意味深长地看了她一眼。

例句

1. a small but significant number of MPs人数不多但地位重要的下院议员 2. a very significant piece of legislation一部极为重要的法案 3. She gave him a significant look.她意味深长地看了他一眼。 4. a significant increase in sales.销售明显上升。 5. in times of stress her dreams seemed to her especially significant.在压力大的时候，她的梦想似乎对她尤其有意义。 6. she gave him a significant look.她意味深长地看了看他一眼。 7. Police said that the time of the murder was extremely significant.警方说凶杀案发生的时间对调查极为重要。 8. There has been a significant improvement in your work.你的工作有了明显的改进。 9. It could be significant that he took out life insurance shortly before he died.他在临死前不久投了人寿保险，这可能意义重大。 10. Attitudes have changed significantly since the 1960s.自从20世纪60年代以来，人们对事物的看法发生了重大变化。 11. A significant number of customers complained about the service.许多顾客都对这项服务不满。 12. He won a significant amount of money.他赢了一大笔钱。 13. There is a significant difference in prices between the two stores.这两家商店的价格差别很大。 14. The study found a statistically significant decrease in symptoms in patients who had taken the drug.研究发现，从统计学的角度来看，服用了这种药的病人的症状有显著减轻。 15. His influence on me was significant. = He had a significant influence on me.他对我影响很大。 16. a significant event in the history of our nation我国历史上的一个重大事件 17. Fish is a significant part of their diet.鱼是他们饮食中很重要的一部分。 18. It is significant that she never mentioned him.很重要的一点是，她从未提起过他。 19. He gave us a significant wink/look.他意味深长地冲我们眨/看了一眼。 20. a significant [=suggestive] glance意味深长的一瞥