adj.(形容词)

1. 有意义的，有重大意义的
2. 有效的，显著的
3. 重要的，重大的
4. 值得注意的
5. 非偶然的
6. 意味深长的，大有讲究的
7. 表示...的
8. 别有含义的

n.(名词)

1. 有意义的事物
2. 标志，象征
3. 符号，记号

adj.(形容词)

1. 重要的,重大的,可观的 important; considerable
2. 有意义的 having a meaning, especially one that is immediately obvious
3. 意味深长的 full of meaning

Adjective:

1. important in effect or meaning;

   "a significant change in tax laws"
   "a significant change in the Constitution"
   "a significant contribution"
   "significant details"
   "statistically significant"
   

2. fairly large;

   "won by a substantial margin"
   

3. too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation;

   "the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level"
   "no significant difference was found"
   

4. rich in significance or implication;

   "a meaning look"
   

1.数量相当大的;显著的
Asignificant amount or effect is large enough to be important or affect a situation to a noticeable degree.

e.g. A small butsignificant number of 11-year-olds are illiterate.
数量不多但仍有相当一部分 11 岁孩子是文盲。
e.g. ...foods that offer asignificant amount of protein...
富含蛋白质的食物

significantly
The number of MPs now supporting him had increased significantly...
现在支持他的议员人数显著增加。
America's airlines have significantly higher productivity than European ones.
美国航空公司的工作效率比欧洲航空公司要高出很多。

2.重要的;有意义的
Asignificant fact, event, or thing is one that is important or shows something.

e.g. Time would appear to be thesignificant factor in this whole drama.
时间似乎是整部剧中一个举足轻重的因素。
e.g. ...a verysignificant piece of legislation...
一条非常重要的法规

significantly
significantly, the company recently opened a huge store in Atlanta.
值得注意的是，该公司最近在亚特兰大开了一家大型商店。

3.别有含义的;意味深远的
Asignificant action or gesture is intended to have a special meaning.

e.g. Mrs Bycraft gave Rose asignificant glance.
拜克拉夫特夫人意味深长地瞥了罗丝一眼。

significantly
She looked up at me significantly, raising an eyebrow.
她抬起头，眉毛扬起，意味深长地看着我。

1. significant的解释

1. 重要的：突然觉得狠失落,仿佛自己(self)把什么最重要的(significant)东西丢叻,却想不起来是什么叻. . . 无尽的悲哀(grief)(sadness),从心里一下涌出来. . 好累. . . 真的想抓住些什么,却在伸出手时,发现(discovery)自己什么都没抓住``` 爱俄真的让你这样为难吗?

2. significant的意思

2. 显著的：潜在的失效模式与效应分析(FMEA)(ppt84)潜在的失效模式与效应分析(FMEA)第一、危险的(Critical)特性第二、显著的(significant)特性第三、主要的(Major)特性先期产品品质规划(APQP)时序图

a highly significant discovery

有重大意义的发现

The results of the experiment are not statistically significant .

从统计学的观点看，实验结果意义不明显。

There are no significant differences between the two groups of students.

这两组学生没有明显差别。

Your work has shown a significant improvement.

你的工作有了显著改进。

It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys.

很明显，女生的考试成绩一般比男生的好。

It is significant that he changed his will only days before his death.

他在临终前几天修改遗嘱，这很能说明问题。

a significant look'/smile

意味深长的眼神 / 微笑

A small but significant number of 11-year-olds are illiterate.

数量不多但仍有相当一部分 11 岁孩子是文盲。

...foods that offer a significant amount of protein...

富含蛋白质的食物

Time would appear to be the significant factor in this whole drama.

时间似乎是整部剧中一个举足轻重的因素。

...a very significant piece of legislation...

一条非常重要的法规

Mrs Bycraft gave Rose a significant glance.

拜克拉夫特夫人意味深长地瞥了罗丝一眼。

Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.

青霉素是极其重要的医学发现.

I haven't noticed any significant reduction in the performance of my car since switching to unleaded fuel.

用无铅汽油后,我发现汽车性能并没有明显降低.

Some of the most significant issues were neglected.

最重要的问题中,有些被忽略了.

I don't think that is significant.

我认为那没有什么用意.

The move stopped the pound's decline but failed to bring about a significant rally.

这个行动制止了英镑的下跌,但是未能使比价有很大上升.

This is a significant contribution to knowledge.

这是对知识的重大贡献.

There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries.

这两国的教育制度没有大的差别。

a highly significant discovery

有重大意义的发现

The research is too unfocused to have any significant impact.

这一次的研究太零散，难以发挥重大的作用。

Today's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy.

今天的安理会决议对于美国外交而言是一次重大的成功。

The offer of talks with Moscow marks a significant change from the previous western position.

提议与莫斯科举行会谈标志着西方立场的重大转变。

When she died in 1946, her friends wanted to memorialize her in some significant way.

她1946年去世的时候，她的朋友们希望以某种隆重的方式纪念她。

Between 70 and 80 councils face significant spending cuts or capping next year.

有70到80个地方议会明年面临支出大幅削减或受到严格限制。

用作定语～+ n.

1. This is a significant contribution to knowledge.
   这是对知识的重大贡献。
2. He gave her a significant look.
   他意味深长地看了她一眼。

用作表语S+be+～

1. I don't think that is significant.
   我认为那没有什么用意。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. Your success today may be significant for your whole future.
   你今天的成功对你的整个未来可能是重要的。
2. A smile is significant of pleasure.
   微笑表示满意。

It is/was+～+that-clause

1. It is significant that our ambassador was not invited.
   重要的是我们的大使没有被邀请。

～+介词

• significant%20for%E3%80%94to%E3%80%95">significant for〔to〕对…重要的

• Without changing a significant sentence into a piece of nonsense.

  出自：A. J. Ayer

adj.(形容词)

significant, important, vital

这组词都可表示“重要的”。significant指某事特别有意义,尤其突出、为人所记忆或长远看很有贡献,但不一定有紧迫的或强有力的含意; important既可指某事意味深长,也可指有一点价值的; vital指对整体的安宁或成功能起到重大的、不可缺少的作用。

significant，important，momentous

这些形容词均含“重要的，重大的”之意。

significant指某事物由于特别优秀或特别有意义而显得重要与突出。

important最普通用词，指有权威、有影响的人或值得注意的、有价值的事物。

momentous指极其重要的。

• ☆ 16世纪70年代进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的significant。