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the signification of
The signification of this symbol is not clear.
这个符号的含义不清楚。
含义；意义；表示
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
含义；意义；表示
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
The signification of this symbol is not clear.
这个符号的含义不清楚。
正式用语
指示的行为或所指示的事物；意义。
The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.
事物存在的证据。
Evidence for the existence of something.
词的含义。
A meaning of a word.
In many cultures, the signification of a red rose is romantic love.
在许多文化中，红玫瑰的含义是浪漫的爱情。
The linguist explained how the signification of a word can shift over time.
语言学家解释了单词的含义如何随时间变化。
A red traffic light has a clear signification: drivers must stop.
红色交通灯有明确的含义：司机必须停车。
The signification of this symbol is not clear.
这个符号的含义不清楚。
In this context, the word has a different signification.
在这个上下文中，这个词有不同的含义。
The term has evolved in its signification over time.
这个术语的含义随时间演变。
Not this
The signification of this road sign is 'stop'.
Use this
The meaning of this road sign is 'stop'.
signification 常用于指抽象或符号学意义上的含义，而具体标志（如路标）的指示含义常用 meaning。
Not this
Can you signification your opinion?
Use this
Can you signify your opinion?
signification 是名词，不能作谓语动词；表达“表示、表明”应使用动词 signify。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
词的含义
The signification of a word is not always literal.
词的含义并不总是字面上的。
表意过程
Semiotics studies the signification process in human communication.
符号学研究人类交际中的表意过程。
象征意义
The dove carries a powerful symbolic signification in many cultures.
鸽子在许多文化中具有强烈的象征意义。
文化含义
The painting is full of cultural signification that is hard to translate.
这幅画充满了难以翻译的文化含义。
语言意义
Linguistic signification depends on the context of the utterance.
语言意义取决于话语的语境。
社会意义
The dress has a clear social signification in that community.
这种服装在那个社区具有明确的社会意义。
Use signification naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
signification = sign(标志) + -fication，联想“用标志传达含义”，即“表示；意义”。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、linguistics、semiotics signification 是较正式/学术的词，多用于语言学、符号学或哲学讨论，表示“意义、含义”或“表示某事物的行为/证据”。日常交流中较少见，通常用 meaning 或 significance 更自然。
可数名词，常与of连用
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.