n.(名词)

1. 重要（性），紧要
2. 意义，含义，旨趣
3. 意思
4. 【统】显著性
5. 价值
6. 功能
7. 积极

n.(名词)

1. [U] 意义,意思 meaning
2. [U] 重大意义,重要性 importance

Noun:

1. the quality of being significant;

   "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"
   

2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;

   "the significance of his remark became clear only later"
   "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
   

3. the message that is intended or expressed or signified;

   "what is the meaning of this sentence"
   "the significance of a red traffic light"
   "the signification of Chinese characters"
   "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
   

1.重要性;意义
Thesignificance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation.

significance的近义词

e.g. Ideas about the socialsignificance of religion have changed over time...
关于宗教的社会意义的看法已经随着时间的变迁而改变。
e.g. A sacred site might be a mountain that is of somesignificance to a tribe.
对一个部落有重大意义的一座山峰可能就是一处圣地。

1. 显著性：4.显著性(significance)首次由Fisher在假设检验中提出.假设检验中有两种错误: 拒真和纳伪.显著性检验仅考虑发生拒真错误的概率,也就是考虑原假设的significance的程度,把拒真的概率控制在提前所给定的阈值alpha之下,来考虑检验原假设是否正确.

Few people realized the significance of the discovery.

很少有人意识到这一发现的重要性.

They failed to appreciate significance of the precautions.

他们没有意识到这些预防措施的重要性。

Our boss urged on us the significance of punctuality.

老板向我们强调守时的重要性。

He puzzled out the significance of the statement.

他解释了这一论断的意义。

Could you explain to me the significance of this part of the contract?

你能给我解释一下合同这一部分的含义吗？

a decision of major political significance

具有重大政治意义的决定

The new drug has great significance for the treatment of the disease.

这种新药对于这种病的治疗有重大的意义。

They discussed the statistical significance of the results.

他们讨论了这些结果在统计学上的意义。

She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.

她未能充分领会他那番话的意思。

Do these symbols have any particular significance?

这些符号有什么特别的含义吗？

Ideas about the social significance of religion have changed over time...

关于宗教的社会意义的看法已经随着时间的变迁而改变。

A sacred site might be a mountain that is of some significance to a tribe.

对一个部落有重大意义的一座山峰可能就是一处圣地。

Thus construct and perfect product distribution optimization strategy research has theoretical and practical significance.

因此构建和完善成品油物流配送优化策略研究具有理论和实践意义.

What is the significance of retrieval of species in severe danger?

拯救濒危物种有什么意义?

Sunwukong's birth from stone also has strong religious significance. '

孙悟空的“石生”的设计也有很强的宗教意义.

This makes all analysis not only of great academic significance but also of practical significance.

这使得本文不仅有理论意义,更有实践意义.

This helped us to appreciate more deeply the significance of this work.

这帮助我们更深地理解了这个工作的意义.

Therefore, It is significance that this paper uses evolutional economics to study our enterprise financing institution.

因此, 本文引进演化经济学来研究我国企业融资制度变迁具有十分重要的意义.

Conclusions: parenteral nutrition has an important clinical significance for increasing the body weight of severe neonates.

目的: 评价静脉营养在治疗危重新生儿中的作用.

It has the significance for enterprise, government, and financial organ to study interest rate swaps.

研究利率互换,对我国企业 、 政府 、 金融机构具有重要的意义.

Objective To investigate the changes and its significance of blood viscosity in brain injuries.

目的探讨颅脑损伤患者血粘度的改变及其意义.

Their physiological significance is obscure.

它们的生理功能是含糊不清的.

This is a matter of cardinal significance.

这是非常重要的事.

Eugenics has a biological significance.

优生学具有生物学上的意义.

This fact has little significance for us.

这一事实对我们没有什么意义.

In this sense, the encyclopedic cultural value and historic significance of Dunhuang are inestimable.

从这个意义上来说, 敦煌百科全书般的文化价值和历史重量是无法估计的.

Nobody can achieve anything of real significance unless he works very hard.

一个人要是不努力,他就将一事无成.

This is a matter of great significance.

这是一个具有重大意义的问题.

It has no warlike significance.

这没有好战的意味.

It has a wider significance.

它有更广泛的意义.

They failed to appreciate significance of the precautions.

他们没有意识到这些预防措施的重要性.

a decision of major political significance

具有重大政治意义的决定

The authorities attached much significance to his visit.

当局非常重视他的访问。

Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports.

西方外交官刻意贬低这些报告的重要性。

A sacred site might be a mountain that is of some significance to a tribe.

对一个部落有重大意义的一座山峰可能就是一处圣地。

1. This fact has little significance for us.
   这一事实对我们没有什么意义。
2. I attach much significance to this matter.
   我很重视这件事。
3. They failed to appreciate significance of the precautions.
   他们没有意识到这些预防措施的重要性。

动词+～

• significance">acquire〔attain〕 significance获得更广泛的意义
• significance%20to">attach significance to赋予…以意义
• significance">explain significance说明意义
• significance%20of">realize the full significance of认识到…的全部意义

形容词+～

• significance">commercial〔historical〕 significance商业〔历史〕意义
• significance">great〔little〕 significance重大〔无关紧要〕的事
• significance">practical significance现实意义

介词+～

• significance">in its true significance在真正意义上
• significance">a matter of significance重大事情

～+介词

• significance%20of">significance of意味深长的

• The significance of what was happening was..clearer to me than..to her.

  出自：J. Marquand

• We hardly need to dwell on the psychological significance of the wardrobe in the..story.

  出自：A. N. Wilson

n.(名词)

significance, implication, meaning, sense

这组词的共同意思是“含义”。其区别是：

meaning意为“意义,意思,重要性”; implication着重指无需说明、解释即可理解的含蓄的、暗示的“意思”。例如:

She smiled with the implication that she didn't believe him.她笑了,意思就是不相信他。

sense通常指“观念,概念,含义”,也可指“感觉,意识”,在许多情况下, sense与meaning可以替换。例如:

Some words have as many as twenty senses〔means〕.有些词有至少20个意思。

significance着重指内在的“含义,重要性”。例如:

He has quite realized the true significance of her actions.他完全认识到了她的行动的重要性。

• ☆ 直接源自古法语的significance；最初源自拉丁语的significantia，意为能量。