单词 | significant |
释义 | sig·nif·i·cant (sĭg-nĭfĭ-kənt) adj. 1. a. Having or expressing a meaning: Are the markings on the stone significant? b. Having or expressing a covert or nonverbal meaning; suggestive: a significant glance. 2. Having or likely to have a major effect; important: a significant change in the tax laws. 3. Fairly large in amount or quantity: significant casualties; no significant opposition. 4. Statistics Of or relating to observations or occurrences that are too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicate a systematic relationship. [Latin significāns, significant-, present participle of significāre, to signify; see SIGNIFY.] sig·nifi·cant·ly adv. |
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