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significant

adjective
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🔊/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
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  1.  
     large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed有重大意义的；显著的
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • a significant increase/decrease/reduction/loss大幅增加/减少/减少/减少
    • a significant amount/number/part/portion大量/数量/部分/部分
    • significant change/progress重大变化/进展
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • These views are held by a significant proportion of the population.有相当一部分人持这些观点。
    • The 1992 reform made very significant contributions to the development of many rural areas.1992年的改革为许多农村地区的发展做出了非常重要的贡献。
    • The drug has had no significant effect on stopping the spread of the disease.该药物对阻止疾病传播没有显著作用。
    • Asthma has a significant impact on the life and well-being of children affected by this disease.哮喘对受此病影响的儿童的生活和福祉具有重大影响。
    • The offender was assessed as posing a significant risk to others.犯罪者被评估为对他人构成重大风险。
    • it is significant that… 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。🔊🔊
    compare insignificantTopics Change, cause and effectb2
    Extra Examples
    • What makes this discovery significant is that it goes against our theory.这一发现的重要意义在于它与我们的理论背道而驰。
    • There was a significant correlation between students' efficacy levels and students' interest levels in the three tasks.在这三个任务中，学生的效能水平和学生的兴趣水平之间存在显着的相关性。
    • The size of the garden was a significant factor in her decision to buy the house.花园的大小是她决定购买房屋的重要因素。
    • He played a significant role in helping his team to victory.他在帮助球队取得胜利方面发挥了重要作用。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    • to
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  2.  
     having a particular meaning有某种意义的
    • The fact that her remarks were leaked to the media in advance is highly significant.她的言论事先已泄露给媒体，这一事实意义重大。
    • it is significant that… 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。🔊🔊
    • This year's event is particularly significant as it takes place on the centenary of his birth.今年的活动特别重要，因为它是在他诞辰一百周年之际。
    • significant to/for somebody rituals which are deeply significant to Christians对基督徒具有深刻意义的仪式
    • November 16th will always be an especially significant day for us, thanks to the birth of our second grandchild.由于我们第二个孙子的诞生，11月16日对我们来说将始终是特别重要的一天。
  3. [usually before noun] having a special or secret meaning that is not understood by everyone别有含义的；意味深长的 synonym meaningful
    • a significant look/smile意味深长的眼神／微笑
    4. Word Originlate 16th cent. (in sense (2)): from Latin significant- ‘indicating’, from the verb significare ‘indicate, portend’, from signum ‘token’.