单词 | importance |
释义 | importance (once / 84 pages) n Importance is the state of being greatly significant. If you're invited to your cousin's wedding and your friend's circus-themed birthday party on the same day, you'll have to decide which event has more importance to you. Something or someone that is particularly notable can also be referred to with the noun importance. The historic and symbolic importance of the "Declaration of Independence" means that most kids learn about it in history class. In your history class, you'll also learn about the people who had positions of importance in drafting the "Declaration," like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. WORD FAMILYimportance: importances, self-importance+/important: importance, importantest, importantly, self-important, unimportant/unimportance: unimportances/unimportant: unimportance, unimportantly USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, it later reversed its decision and issued an apology, saying the company recognized “the history and global importance of this image”. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Even Reid, who rarely uses injuries as an excuse, discussed the importance of health on Monday. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The government also mentioned the importance of “the presence of serious investors” and named Thiel as a backer. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the quality of being important and worthy of note the importance of a well-balanced diet Ant|Hypo|Hyper unimportance the quality of not being important or worthy of note big deal anything of great importance or consequence magnituderelative importance accountimportance or value momentousnessutmost importance prominencerelative importance greatness, illustriousnessthe property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence significancethe quality of being significant essentiality, essentialnessbasic importance urgencypressing importance requiring speedy action weight, weightinessthe relative importance granted to something extensiveness, largenesslarge or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness historicalnesssignificance owing to its history meaningfulnessthe quality of having great value or significance consequence, import, momenthaving important effects or influence vitalnessthe quality of being essential to maintain life indispensability, indispensableness, vitalnessthe quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without edge, sharpnessthe attribute of urgency in tone of voice imperativeness, instancythe quality of being insistent value the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable 2n a prominent status a person of importance Syn|Hypo|Hyper grandness accent, emphasis special importance or significance primacythe state of being first in importance focus, stressspecial emphasis attached to something standing social or financial or professional status or reputation |
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