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- denote something | denote that…
to be a sign of something 标志；预示；象征 Extra ExamplesSuch headdresses denoted accomplished warriors and were adopted from the Plains tribes. 这种头饰代表了精通的战士，并被平原部落采用。 The white belt signifies/denotes that he's an absolute beginner. 白腰带表示他完全是个新手。
- denote something | denote what, when, etc…
to mean something 表示；意指 In this example ‘X’ denotes the time taken and ‘Y’ denotes the distance covered. 在这个例子中，X 表示所用的时间，Y 表示所行的距离。 🔊🔊 The red triangle denotes danger. 红色三角形表示危险。 🔊🔊 Here ‘family’ denotes mother, father and children. 此处的 family 指母亲、父亲和孩子。 🔊🔊 The Hebrew term used here simply denotes a young girl. 此处的希伯来词语仅仅是“年轻女孩”的意思。
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘be a sign of, mark out’): from French dénoter or Latin denotare, from de- ‘away, thoroughly’ + notare ‘observe, note’ (from nota ‘a mark’).