significant

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/    /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/|/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.ɡənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
    — In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.
形容词 adj.
  1. Signifying something; carrying meaning.
    — a significant word or sound
  2. Having a noticeable or major effect.
    — That was a significant step in the right direction.
  3. Reasonably large in number or amount.
  4. Having a covert or hidden meaning.
  5. Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
  6. Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.

词形变化

more significant comparative most significant superlative significants plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.
词源 2
From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.
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