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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。
印章；图章
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印章；图章
a seal, especially one used to mark documents officially
The signet of the king made the decree official.
国王的印章使法令正式生效。
(尤用于正式文件的)印章
a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
Before sending the decree, the king pressed his signet into the red wax.
发出法令前，国王将他的图章按进红色的火漆中。
The dealer noticed a small crack in the ancient signet.
商人注意到这枚古代图章上有一道小裂纹。
Every official document had to carry the judge's signet.
每份正式文件都必须带有法官的图章。
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。
作动词时意为“盖章于”，是及物动词，后直接接文件等宾语。
The manager will signet the contract before noon.
经理将在中午前在合同上盖章。
Not this
He stamped the document with signet.
Use this
He stamped the document with a signet.
signet 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。加上 a 后，句子指“用一枚图章盖章”。
Not this
The signet are on the desk.
Use this
The signet is on the desk.
signet 是单数可数名词，作主语时谓语动词用单数 is；汉语动词没有单复数变化，所以容易误用 are。改为 is 使主谓一致。
Not this
She used a signet for to seal the envelope.
Use this
She used a signet to seal the envelope.
英语中表目的的动词不定式是 to do，不能用 for to do；汉语“为了”容易让人误加 for。删去 for，保留 to seal 即可。
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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。
王室印玺
The document bore the royal signet.
这份文件盖有王室印玺。
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。
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。
父亲的那枚印鉴就在我的钱袋里。
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet reveals he had his father's signet in his purse.
在莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》中，哈姆雷特透露他的钱袋里有父亲的印鉴。
我必使你为印，因为我拣选了你。
In Haggai 2:23, God tells Zerubbabel that he will make him as a signet.
在《哈该书》2章23节，上帝告诉所罗巴伯，他要使他如印鉴。
Use signet naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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sign 是签名，-et 像小尾巴；签名用的小印章就是 signet（图章）。
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）。
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.