| 单词 | meaning |
| 释义 | meaning (once / 71 pages) nadj Meaning is what a word, action, or concept is all about — its purpose, significance, or definition. If you want to learn the meaning of the word meaning, you just need to look it up in the dictionary. Meaning represents something's intent or purpose. That something can be a book, a conversation, a television show, or life itself (as in, "the meaning of life"). When you read a poem, you try to figure out the author's intended meaning by interpreting the words he has chosen. For example, if a poet describes love as "a prison," you might interpret the meaning as his feeling confined by his love. WORD FAMILYmeaning: meaningful, meaningless, meanings+/mean: meaner, meanest, meaning, meaningly, meanly, meanness, means, meant/meaningful: meaningfully, meaningfulness, nonmeaningful/meaningless: meaninglessly, meaninglessness/meanness: meannesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe Protestant pastor says he believes in a larger meaning of civility, a definition that captures a truly civil approach to social justice. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) "While these sweet treats might be well meaning, they are also contributing to the current obesity epidemic and poor oral health," he added. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Win or lose we find meaning in belonging. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the message that is intended or expressed or signified what is the meaning of this sentence Syn|Hypo|Hyper import, significance, signification lexical meaning the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express grammatical meaningthe meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form symbolisation, symbolizationthe use of symbols to convey meaning sense, signifiedthe meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted connotation, intensionwhat you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression referentsomething referred to; the object of a reference burden, core, effect, essence, gistthe central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work intent, purport, spiritthe intended meaning of a communication lesson, moralthe significance of a story or event nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtletya subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude overtone(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality pointa brief version of the essential meaning of something acceptation, word meaning, word sensethe accepted meaning of a word antecedentthe referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun denotatuman actual object referred to by a linguistic expression designatumsomething (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression bottom linethe decisive point crux, crux of the matterthe most important point rallying pointa point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together talking pointan especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 2n the idea that is intended What is the meaning of this proverb? Syn|Hypo|Hyper substance semantics the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text implication, import, significancea meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred strain, tenorthe general meaning or substance of an utterance undercurrent, undertonea subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning denotation, extension, referencethe most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to referencethe relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to connotationan idea that is implied or suggested drift, purportthe pervading meaning or tenor idea, thought the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about 3adj rich in significance or implication a meaning look Syn pregnant, significant meaningful having a meaning or purpose |
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