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单词 important
释义 im·por·tant
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian importante (verbal of importare to be important), from Latin important-, importans, present participle of importare to bring or carry in, convey, cause — more at import
1.
 a. : marked by or possessing weight or consequence : valuable in content or relationship : significant
  < an important day in one's life >
  < an important consideration >
  < a country producing petroleum in important quantities >
 b. : significant or large in amount or size
  < spent important money on a small gem for his wife >
  < an important part of the architect's time was devoted to department-store design — Current Biography >
2.
 a. : giving evidence of or seeming to relate to something of consequence
  < holding the attorney's letter in his hand, and with so solemn and important an air that his wife … thought the worst was about to befall — W.M.Thackeray >
  < took long important strides in the direction of the courthouse >
 b. : giving evidence of a feeling of personal importance : marked by self-complacency, ostentation, or pompousness
  < an important manner >
3. obsolete : importunate, urgent
im·por·tant·ly adverb
im·por·tant·ness noun -es
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