英汉词典

signify 基本解释

• vt. 表示；意味；预示
• vi. 有重要性；要紧；冒充内行

signify 词态变化

signify 中文词源

sign,标记，记号，-fy,使。引申诸相关词义。

signify 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]

signify 英文释义

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"

signify 同义词解析

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。

signify： 指用文字、说话或表情等表示单纯的意思。

suggest： 通常指暗含地、隐晦地表达意思。

signify 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.

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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。

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3. State ownership in itself does not signify collective control.

国家所有本身并不意味集体控制.

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4. It doesn't signify, so you needn't worry about it.

这无所谓, 你不必担心.

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5. Do dark clouds signify rain?

有乌云是否显示要下雨?

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signify 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。

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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。

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The white belt signifies that he's an absolute beginner.

白腰带表示他完全是个新手。

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She signified her approval with a smile.

她笑了笑表示赞同。

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He nodded to signify that he agreed.

他点头表示同意。

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His presence no longer signified.

他在不在场已不重要。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Two jurors signified their dissent...

两名陪审团成员表示了异议。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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.

辞典例句

The time when we leave does not signify.

我们什么时候走无关紧要.

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What does the phrase signify in the context of the book?

在本书里[愉悦的礼节]代表什麽?

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She signify her disagreement.

她表示她不同意.

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What do these marks signify?

这些符号表示什麽意思?

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Peaked caps signify royalty to many people.

在很多人看来,大盖帽是威严的象征.

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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.

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That does not signify.

那不重要;那没有什麽关系.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Danglars nodded, to signify that he was satisfied.

腾格拉尔点点头, 表示他很满意.

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What does this strange mark signify?

这奇怪的记号表示什麽?

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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.

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What does his strange behavior signify?

他奇怪的行为说明了 什么 ?

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