signify

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英 ['sɪgnɪfaɪ] 美['sɪɡnɪfaɪ]

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释义

vt. 表示；意味；预示

vi. 有重要性；要紧；冒充内行

词态变化

第三人称单数: signifies;过去式: signified;过去分词: signified;现在分词: signifying;

近义词

助记提示

1、sign- + -ify.

中文词源

signify 预示，表明，表达，表示

sign,标记，记号，-fy,使。引申诸相关词义。

英文词源

signify (v.): late 13c., "be a sign of, indicate, mean," from Old French signifier (12c.), from Latin significare "to make signs, show by signs, point out, express; mean, signify; foreshadow, portend," from significus (adj.), from signum "sign" (see sign (n.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Intransitive sense of "to be of importance" is attested from 1660s. Meaning "engage in mock-hostile banter" is American English black slang first recorded 1932.
...'signifying,' which in Harlemese means making a series of oblique remarks apparently addressed to no one in particular, but unmistakable in intention in such a close-knit circle. ["Down Beat," March 7, 1968]

双语例句

1. The striped band round a policeman's sleeve is to signify that he is on duty.: 警察袖子上的袖标标明他正在执勤.

2. The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to signify that control had passed into its hands.: 昨天机场升起了联合国的旗帜，表明控制权已移交给联合国了。

3. State ownership in itself does not signify collective control.: 国家所有本身并不意味集体控制.

4. It doesn't signify, so you needn't worry about it.: 这无所谓, 你不必担心.

5. Do dark clouds signify rain?: 有乌云是否显示要下雨?

英英释意

1. denote or connote;: "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

2. convey or express a meaning;: "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

3. make known with a word or signal;: "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

实用场景例句

This decision signified a radical change in their policies.: 这个决定表明了他们的政策发生了根本的变化。

This mark signifies that the products conform to an approved standard.: 这个标志说明这些产品符合指定的标准。

The white belt signifies that he's an absolute beginner.: 白腰带表示他完全是个新手。

She signified her approval with a smile.: 她笑了笑表示赞同。

He nodded to signify that he agreed.: 他点头表示同意。

His presence no longer signified.: 他在不在场已不重要。

The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties...: 对欧洲截然不同的态度表明两大政党间存在巨大差异。

The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there's excellent cuisine inside.: 餐馆外的招牌表明里面有美味佳肴可以享用。

Two jurors signified their dissent...: 两名陪审团成员表示了异议。

The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to signify that control had passed into its hands.: 昨天机场升起了联合国的旗帜，表明控制权已移交给联合国了。

He paused, waving his hand to signify the vanity of the more that might be said.: 他停顿下来, 挥舞着手,使他的话显得更加虚无飘渺.

The time when we leave does not signify.: 我们什么时候走无关紧要.

What does the phrase signify in the context of the book?: 在本书里[愉悦的礼节]代表什麽?

She signify her disagreement.: 她表示她不同意.

What do these marks signify?: 这些符号表示什麽意思?

Peaked caps signify royalty to many people.: 在很多人看来,大盖帽是威严的象征.

However, the Multiplication Table doesn't signify: let's try Geography.: 唉, 这样背下去永远到不了二十;况且乘法表也没大意思.

That does not signify.: 那不重要;那没有什麽关系.

A wildcard character % may be used to signify any number of any characters.: 可以在字符串中使用%字符以实施通配符搜索.

These nouns signify a state of subjugation to an owner or a master.: 这些名词表示对所有人或主人的隶属状态.

In Tibetan Buddhism, a pair of and female fished signify an unfixed realm, rebirth and eternity.: 藏传佛教中, 常以雌雄一对金鱼象征解脱的境地, 又象征着复苏、永生、再生等意.

It is as an object, and cannot therefore signify the identity of the person.: 它只是一件东西, 因此不能表明这个人的身份.

The Thenardier made one of those movements of surprise which signify neither assent nor refusal.: 德纳第妈妈一惊,那是一种既不表示同意,也不表示拒绝的动作.

Danglars nodded, to signify that he was satisfied.: 腾格拉尔点点头, 表示他很满意.

What does this strange mark signify?: 这奇怪的记号表示什麽?

Divergent results from replicate data entries may signify a program bug.: 如果重复的数据输入产生不同的结果,就表明有程序错误.

What does his strange behavior signify?: 他奇怪的行为说明了什么 ?

考试真题

They signify the popularity of interactive advertising.

We learn from the first paragraph that the sound of a forest signifies its health condition.

the sound of a forest signifies its health condition

It signifies a change in American economic structure.

They also focused on important rituals that appeared to preserve a people’s social structure, such as initiation ceremonies that formally signify children’s entrance into adulthood.

同义词辨析

mean, imply, indicate, represent, denote, signify, suggest

这些动词均含有"表示……的意思"之意。

mean：最普通用词。指文字或符号等所表示的各种明确的或含蓄的意义。

imply：侧重用文字或符号表示的联想，暗示。

indicate：指明显的表示。

represent：指体现或代表。

denote：指某一词字面或狭义的意思，或指某些符号或迹象的特指含义。