significance

字辨

importance: 指价值、意义、影响等大而重要的;为最普通的用语

the importance of education

consequence: 原指效果或结果的重大[重要],可与importance同义使用

a battle of great consequence

weight: 指某物与他物比较之下,有相对的价值或重要性

an opinion of great weight

significance: 表示未必显露出来的某种特殊意义的重要性

a matter of great significance

字辨

meaning: 指言语、手势、行动、图画等所表达而欲使他人了解的意义,为最普通的用语

the meaning of a word [sentence]

sense: 尤指字句的含义

This word has some slangy senses.

import: 指言语或行为所包涵的全部意义

I got the import of her words.

purport: 指文章或谈话的用意,为比较庄重的用语

the purport of the letter

signification: 指符号等在习惯上所赋与的意义

the signification of the abbreviation "TV"

significance: 指隐藏在事物背后的微妙涵义,与表面明显之意义有别

Her "Yes!" had a special significance for me.

词路径

• entity
• abstraction
• abstract entity
• attribute
• quality
• worth
• value
• importance
• significance

上位词

• content
• importance
• meaning
• message
• subject matter
• substance

下位词

• burden
• connotation
• consequence
• core
• effect
• essence
• gist
• grammatical meaning
• historicalness
• import
• intension
• intent
• lesson
• lexical meaning
• meaningfulness
• moment
• moral
• nicety
• nuance
• overtone
• point
• purport
• referent
• refinement
• sense
• shade
• signified
• spirit
• subtlety
• symbolisation
• symbolization