significance

英 [sɪg'nɪfɪk(ə)ns] 美[sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns]

• n. 意义；重要性；意思

1. the quality of being significant;

"do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;

"the significance of his remark became clear only later"

"the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

3. the message that is intended or expressed or signified;

"what is the meaning of this sentence"

"the significance of a red traffic light"

"the signification of Chinese characters"

"the import of his announcement was ambigtuous"