释义
[ sig-nif -i-kuh ns ] SHOW IPA
/ sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
meaning; import: The familiar place had a new significance for her.
the quality of being significant or having a meaning: to give significance to dull chores.
Origin of significance First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (from Middle French ), from Latin significantia “force, meaning,” equivalent to significant- (see significant) + -ia -ia; (see -ance)
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synonym study for significance 1 . See importance. 2 . See meaning.
OTHER WORDS FROM significance non·sig·nif·i·cance, noun self-sig·nif·i·cance, noun Words nearby significance signet, signet ring, signet-ring cell, signet-ring cell carcinoma, signifiant, significance , significance level, significance test, significancy, significant, significant digits
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Example sentences from the Web for significance Most people, however, understood the significance of the photo immediately-- especially those who share my skin.
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The significance of the history of women in the early Church is not lost on Episcopalian.
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Her experiences are recorded in a prison diary in which she has visions that have significance for the whole community.
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The quote is apocryphal, but that has not changed its significance for Army football players.
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He was a!ways ready to tell a story that seemed fraught with significance .
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I may not go fully into the significance of these deep-cutting words here.
Quiet Talks on Prayer | S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
Lucille was watching the people below and had not appreciated the significance of what had been passing between the two.
The Yellow Crayon | E. Phillips Oppenheim
For a moment Drake paid no heed to it; then suddenly its significance struck upon him.
Nell, of Shorne Mills | Charles Garvice
What is the significance of the problem play on the one hand, and the cry for a "Static Theatre" on the other hand?
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This fact, we think, adds to the strength and significance of what is here written.
The Calvary Road | Roy Hession
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British Dictionary definitions for significance noun consequence or importance
something signified, expressed, or intended
the state or quality of being significant
statistics a measure of the confidence that can be placed in a result, esp a substantive causal hypothesis, as not being merely a matter of chance (as modifier ) a significance level Compare confidence level See also hypothesis testing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to significance connotation, implication, understanding, sense, weight, matter, influence, gravity, merit, relevance, magnitude, virtue, consequence, prestige, heart, force, meat, point, nitty-gritty, nub