单词 | signify |
释义 | signify (once / 67 pages) v To signify means to "mean." When Paul Revere looked for the lanterns in the church tower, he knew that one would signify that the British were coming by land and two would indicate that they were coming by sea. When objects are endowed with symbolic meaning, they are said to signify things. A dove signifies peace, a six-pointed star signifies Judaism, a frog signifies fertility, a trident signifies the Hindu Shiva or the Greek Poseidon. WORD FAMILYsignify: significant, signification, signified, signifier, signifies, signifying+/co-sign: co-signed/countersign: countersignature, countersigned, countersigning, countersigns/insignificance: insignificances/insignificant: insignificance, insignificantly/sign: co-sign, countersign, signatory, signature, signed, signedly, signer, signify, signing, signs, undersign/signatory: signatories/signature: signatures/signed: unsigned/signer: signers/significance: significances/significant: insignificant, nonsignificant, significance, significantly/signification: significations/signifier: signifiers/signing: signings/undersign: undersigned, undersigning USAGE EXAMPLESThe rink itself was placed on a tableau of the No. 100, signifying both the centennial season for both the Leafs and NHL. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) He’s a dad now and it signifies change. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) To David Bowie, whose beauty and talent and refusal to quit signified something beyond words: your passing brought us together in sadness and silent adulation. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1v denote or connote Syn|Hypo intend, mean, stand for denote, refer have as a meaning convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist aroundpractice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive euphemise, euphemizerefer to something with a euphemism come back, hark back, recall, returngo back to something earlier identify, namegive the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property applyrefer (a word or name) to a person or thing slurspeak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur express, stateindicate through a symbol, formula, etc. 2v make known with a word or signal He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal Hyper indicate to state or express briefly 3v convey or express a meaning What does his strange behavior signify? Syn|Hyper intend, mean, stand for denote or connote intend, mean mean or intend to express or convey |
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