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TOEFL BNC: 1922 COCA: 2937

significance

Word family 
sig·nif·i·cance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ ●●○ noun [singular, uncountableU]  
1  IMPORTANTthe importance of an event, action etc, especially because of the effects or influence it will have in the future 重要性，意义〔尤指对将来的影响〕 OPP insignificance
 Stella didn’t attach any significance to Doug’s query.
斯特拉没有在意道格的提问。
significance of
 the significance of climate change
气候变化的重要意义
 The book assesses the significance of Stalin’s policies between 1927 and 1939.
这本书对1927到1939年间斯大林政策的意义作了评价。
significance for
 The results of the study have a wider significance for all the profession.
这项研究的结果对于整个业界来说具有更为广泛的意义。
great/little significance (in/to/for something)
 The crime problem has great significance to the general public.
犯罪问题对公众来说事关重大。
grasp/appreciate the significance (of something) (=fully understand something) 领会（某事的）重要性
 The press were slow to grasp the significance of what happened.
新闻界迟迟没有领会此次事件的意义。
2  MEANINGthe meaning of a word, sign, action etc, especially when this is not immediately clear 〔尤指不是显而易见的〕意思，含义
significance of
 the significance of the words that refer to the bread Christ shares with his disciples
讲到耶稣基督分饼给门徒的那段经文的含义
full/real/true significance
 Only later did we realize the true significance of his remark.
我们直到后来才明白他那番话的真正含意。
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
great/considerable significance
The judge said the new evidence was of great significance.
little significance
This information on its own is of little significance.
wider significance
The research dealt with one small group, but their conclusions are of much wider significance.
special significance
This place has a special significance for Icelanders.
political/social/historical etc significance
The political significance of this change should not be underestimated.
verbs
have significance
A child's relationship to his parents has a lasting significance for his future relationships.
attach significance to something (=give something importance)
They say they don't attach much significance to opinion polls.
take on a new/special etc significance (=start to have it)
Sporting competitions took on a new political significance during the Cold War.
acquire/assume significance formal (=take on significance)
As links with Europe continue to grow, language learning assumes even greater significance.
grasp/appreciate/understand the significance of something
The press was slow to grasp the significance of what had happened.
assess the significance of something (=decide how important something is)
It is often difficult to assess the significance of an event until more time has passed.
Examples from the Corpus
significance• The killings have been dubbed the number 12 murders because of the number's apparent significance to the killer.• I hope that the people of Northern Ireland will draw significance from that.• Chaotic population dynamics has a surprising cross-level effect which has enormous significance for genetic structure and evolution.• But the main significance of Chasidism was its reaction against the intellectualism of some rabbinical traditions.• For our purposes, politics is associated with those aspects of life that have public significance.• Nothing can be more exciting than the first time you receive red roses. They have special significance.• Each separation contains symbolic significance, incorporating transitional stages of liminality.• Freud explained the significance of some of the objects and situations in Anna's dream.• Too frequently, managers forget the significance of a group as a source of power and influence on individuals.• Unhappily, the significance of the Service is still largely unrecognized, if Congressional appropriations can be taken as evidence.
grasp/appreciate the significance (of something)• Burty grasped the significance of the photographic Nemesis.• The reader will no doubt appreciate the significance of this statement.• They sat down for a meal with the missionaries, fully appreciating the significance of their actions.• This ensures that only those who fully appreciate the significance of the modules are included in the sanctioning procedure.• If they are left unaware of impending judgment they will not appreciate the significance of salvation.• In these days of piped water supply, it is difficult to appreciate the significance and importance of sources of pure water.• One does not need to acquire hermeneutical skills to appreciate the significance and personal challenge presented by the great truths of salvation.• To appreciate the significance of the lyrical origin of tragedy, we must first elucidate lyric poetry as such.
full/real/true significance• But there is a real significance in psychological attention to the year 2000 already apparent.• This is an esoteric law which can explain much to those capable of noting its real significance.• Although there is a difference, the distinction between the two may be philosophical, with no real significance for us.• There is one artist in every generation whose work possesses real significance, he said.• At this stage we were not aware of the full significance of the movement of the spoil to form the rampart.• The full significance of these combinations is as yet uncertain.• The true significance of Kirov's death doubtless eluded him.• Their predecessors are still to be found, sometimes cheaply with those who do not know their true significance and worth.
sig·nif·i·cance noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL BNC: 1922 COCA: 2937
significance

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIGNIFICANCE | SIGNIFICANCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤considerable, cosmic, deep, enormous, great, historic, immense, major, profound, real相當大的意義；深刻意義；重大意義；歷史意義；真正意義▸➤broader, full, general, universal, wider更廣泛的意義；全部意義；一般意義；普遍意義◇The scientists are cautious about the wider significance of their findings.科學家對於將研究結果延伸至更廣泛的領域持謹慎態度。➤limited, minor (especially BrE) 有限的／不大的意義▸➤particular, special特別的／特殊的意義➤potential潛在的意義▸➤real, true真正意義◇They failed to appreciate the true significance of these discoveries.他們未能領會這些發現的真正意義。➤functional, practical, statistical, strategic, symbolic, theoretical功能／實際／統計學／戰略／象徵／理論意義▸➤cultural, economic, historical, moral, political, religious, social, spiritual文化／經濟／歷史／道德／政治／宗教／社會／精神意義VERB + SIGNIFICANCE➤have有意義◇The ceremony has great symbolic significance.該儀式有重大的象徵意義。➤acquire, assume, gain, take on獲得重要性；具有意義◇Suddenly the relationship took on a new significance.突然間這一關係有了新的意義。➤attach認為有重要性◇Let us not attach too much significance to these meetings.我們不要過於看重這些會議。➤assess, determine估計／確定重要性▸➤appreciate, be aware of, grasp, recognize, understand察覺到重要性；意識到重要性；領會意義；認識到重要性▸➤exaggerate誇大重要性▸➤downplay, minimize, play down, underestimate貶低重要性；降低重要性；低估重要性SIGNIFICANCE + VERB➤lie in sth意義在於⋯◇The significance of this lies in the fact that he had previously denied all knowledge of the fund.這件事的重要性在於他先前表示對這筆資金一無所知。➤attach to sth認為⋯有意義◇Does any significance attach to the use of the technical terms?用這些術語有什麼意義嗎？PREPOSITION➤significance for, significance to對於⋯的意義◇a meal that has particular significance for a Jewish family對猶太家庭有特殊意義的一餐➤of significance重要的◇a policy of special significance to women對婦女有特殊意義的政策PHRASES➤be of little, no, etc. significance幾乎／完全沒有意義
TOEFL BNC: 1922 COCA: 2937
significance noun
⇨ importance (a decision of major political significance) ⇨ meaning (Do these symbols have any particular significance?)
TOEFL BNC: 1922 COCA: 2937
significance
Importance: importance, emphasis, priority...
General words for meaning: meaning, significance, usage...

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