Word · Frequency #24196
signet
印章；图章
核心释义
a seal, especially one used to mark documents officially
- 1.
(尤用于正式文件的)印章
a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
(尤用于正式文件的)印章；印；图章
用法In use
Before sending the decree, the king pressed his signet into the red wax.
用法提示：signet 为名词单数，指用于封印文件的图章，作 pressed 的宾语。
The dealer noticed a small crack in the ancient signet.
用法提示：signet 为名词，指古代印章，作 noticed 的宾语。
Every official document had to carry the judge's signet.
用法提示：signet 为名词，表示官方印章，作 carry 的宾语。
the signet of [sb/sth]
作名词时指正式印章，常与 of 连用表示所属者。
The signet of the king made the decree official.
国王的印章使法令正式生效。
signet [document]
作动词时意为“盖章于”，是及物动词，后直接接文件等宾语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- signet ring
- 印章戒指
- He wore a gold signet ring on his little finger.他小指上戴着一枚金印章戒指。
- royal signet
- 王室印玺
- The document bore the royal signet.这份文件盖有王室印玺。
- signet of the king
- 国王的印章
- The message was stamped with the signet of the king.这条消息盖有国王的印章。
- official signet
- 官方印章
- The treaty required the official signet to be valid.这份条约需要加盖官方印章才有效。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
sign 是签名，-et 像小尾巴；签名用的小印章就是 signet（图章）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：official document sealing、historical seals、jewelry/accessories signet 是较正式的用词，多用于历史、文书或正式场合；日常口语中很少单独使用，比较常见的是搭配 signet ring（印章戒指）。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Perfect homophone: cygnet /ˈsɪɡnɪt/. Signal and signature share the initial /ˈsɪɡn/ sound; magnet shares the written -gnet ending but has /æ/, so it does not rhyme. Look-alikes sign (/saɪn/, silent g) and ignite (/ɪɡˈnaɪt/, different stress and vowel) sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.