英语词汇“signify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	signify
释义	sig·ni·fy I. \-ī\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English signifien, from Old French signifier, from Latin significare, from signum sign, mark + -i- + -ficare -fy — more at sign *transitive verb* 1. a. : to be a sign of : mean, denote < a well-proportioned voice that signified a sense of justice and compassion — Osbert Sitwell > < sentences signify propositions > < perfection … signifies the approaching end of an epoch — A.N.Whitehead > < the name is derived from the Celtic alb, which by some is made to signify white, by others height — Marrion Wilcox > b. : to bear as an inference or logical consequence : imply < machinery signifies urgency — David Sylvester > 2. a. : to show or make known especially by a conventional token (as word, signal, gesture) < signified his desire for another slice > b. : announce, intimate < signified his willingness to run for the office > 3. obsolete : inform *intransitive verb* : to have meaning or significance : be of consequence : matter < according to this interpretation, only economic relations signify — Times Literary Supplement > < never mind, it doesn't signify > < married to Vulcan or married to Mars, what does it signify — W.S.Gilbert > Synonyms: see mean II. intransitive verb : to engage in signifying
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